Towards a Transformative Collaboration: Technical Writing, Engineering, Industry

Naqaa Abbas, Reza Tafreshi, Patrick Linke, Mary Queen

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Abstract

This paper reports on a work in progress collaboration between Engineering and English faculty at an American university in the Middle East region and examines the initial impact of the team's reorganization of a required Technical Professional Writing course on engineering students' educational experience as they learn effective and relevant professional communication skills in the field of engineering; as they network with mentors from various industries; and as they train to be effective writers and competitive candidates in their engineering fields. We hypothesize that the significant collaboration between English and Engineering faculty in developing assignments, providing feedback to students throughout their projects, and assessing students' final products, as well as the partnership with various partner industries, considerably improves our students' writing journey at TAMUQ as they learn effective and relevant professional communication skills in the field of engineering. We also discuss the steps forward to make this collaboration a model for other courses in our curriculum at our institution.

Original languageEnglish
JournalASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
Publication statusPublished - 25 Jun 2023
Externally publishedYes
Event2023 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition - The Harbor of Engineering: Education for 130 Years, ASEE 2023 - Baltimore, United States
Duration: 25 Jun 202328 Jun 2023

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