We identified and examined how the instructional elements of problem-based learning
capstone engineering courses affected students' motivation to engage in the courses. We …

Background At the graduate level, academic writing competencies are essential for
graduation and careers as researchers. Little research has been done to understand how …

Background Numerous studies have identified a gap between the writing skills of
engineering program graduates and the demands of writing in the workplace; however, few …

Convinced of the power of PBL to promote students' critical thinking as demonstrated by its
application across disciplines, we designed a series of problems for students in a second …

Calls for engineers to communicate more effectively are ubiquitous, and engineering
education literature includes numerous examples of assignments and courses that integrate …

As distributed work begins to shift the nature of practice for technical communication
professionals in the workplace, faculty need new frameworks to help prepare students for …

Background: The lab report is a commonly assigned genre in engineering lab courses;
however, students often have difficulties meeting the expectations of writing in engineering …

Previous research in technical communication indicates service-learning pedagogies can
help prepare students for the workplace. The field, however, has only recently and …

Background: Communication is critical to engineering work, and despite its emphasis within
engineering education, it is still noted as a gap in new engineers' preparedness for work …

Business writing has been a desired skill in managers. The existing traditional business
writing assessment tools like written examination and hand-in assignments based on genre …