Abstract
Communication skills are key to the workforce success of engineering graduates. The Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) Workforce Communication Program at Georgia Tech has successfully incorporated executive panel interaction into its capstone design course to align student skills with executive expectations. The objectives of the panel are to raise student awareness about the importance of communication to workforce success and to gain knowledge about communication skills directly from executives. Executives interact directly with students about workforce communication, career advancement, and the communication skills they consider most critical. The process of assembling and holding a panel is described for potential implementation in other engineering programs.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 5580121 |
| Peer-reviewed scientific journal | IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Pages (from-to) | 412-422 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| ISSN | 0361-1434 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 12.2010 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article - refereed |
Keywords
- 222 Other engineering and technologies
- 516 Educational sciences
- capstone design
- communication skills
- engineering communication
- engineering education
- executive panels
- workforce communication