Writing Courses in the Engineering College Curriculum

Abstract

This article presents results of a survey of 150 engineering colleges in the United States regarding writing courses in their curricula. The results indicate that a great majority of responding colleges include writing courses in their curricula. These courses are at both the freshman and upperclass level, may be either required or recommended, and are usually taught by faculty from English or Communication departments outside the college. The results also show that writing courses are considered successful and extremely important by respondents.

Journal
Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
Published
1985-01-01
DOI
10.2190/w1n5-qpbw-p149-rx08
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  1. Technical Communication Quarterly
  2. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication
  3. Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
  4. Journal of Technical Writing and Communication

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