%0 Journal Article %1 1333 %A Wojahn, P. %A Dyke, J. %A Riley, L. A. %A Hensel, E. %A Brown, S. C. %D 2001 %J Technical Communication Quarterly %K engineering-education, file-import-09-02-13, higher-education, mentoring, pedagogy %N 2 %P 129-148+ %T Blurring boundaries between technical communication and engineering: Challenges of a multidisciplinary, client-based pedagogy %V 10 %X Educational settings tend to provide highly specialized contexts for learning. In contrast, workplaces are increasingly multidisciplinary, presenting challenges often not considered in the technical communication curriculum. Our technical communication program is addressing this issue by building partnerships with programs in mechanical engineering and industrial engineering. In this article, we discuss a study of our initial semester matching technical communication students with teams of engineers in a capstone, client-based design course.

@article{1333, abstract = {Educational settings tend to provide highly specialized contexts for learning. In contrast, workplaces are increasingly multidisciplinary, presenting challenges often not considered in the technical communication curriculum. Our technical communication program is addressing this issue by building partnerships with programs in mechanical engineering and industrial engineering. In this article, we discuss a study of our initial semester matching technical communication students with teams of engineers in a capstone, client-based design course.}, added-at = {2009-02-24T19:22:48.000+0100}, author = {Wojahn, P. and Dyke, J. and Riley, L. A. and Hensel, E. and Brown, S. C.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2f32c1ba014c9a6a0aa2f78e0ef51c773/clachapelle}, citeulike-article-id = {4046773}, interhash = {a9986cc036d9eac1d150c7026d85eb07}, intrahash = {f32c1ba014c9a6a0aa2f78e0ef51c773}, journal = {Technical Communication Quarterly}, keywords = {engineering-education, file-import-09-02-13, higher-education, mentoring, pedagogy}, number = 2, pages = {129-148+}, posted-at = {2009-02-13 21:46:53}, priority = {2}, timestamp = {2009-02-24T19:22:49.000+0100}, title = {Blurring boundaries between technical communication and engineering: Challenges of a multidisciplinary, client-based pedagogy}, volume = 10, year = 2001 }