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Direct linkOstheimer, Martha W.; White, Edward M. – Assessing Writing, 2005
Estimates indicate that as much as 80% of an engineer's work time is spent on communicating. Studies done by the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of Arizona show that engineering firms, as well as ECE graduates, rank writing ability as the most important skill in determining engineers' success, even above…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Engineering Education, Speech Communication, Portfolio Assessment
