Download Faculty may use this list to develop a set of writing tasks for technical courses. From Pomykalski, J. J. (2006). Constructing integrated writing assignments for the IS curriculum. Journal of Information Systems Education, 17(2), 171–183.
Download Faculty may use this list of topics to design discussion activities about issues in a technical field. From Polack-Wahl, J. A. (2000). It is time to stand up and communicate [computer science courses]. In proceedings in the 30th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference (pp. F1G–16).
Download Faculty or students may use this rubric to score the quality of presentations. From Polack-Wahl, J. A. (2000). It is time to stand up and communicate [computer science courses]. In proceedings in the 30th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference (pp. F1G–16). Piscataway, NJ: Institute of
Download Faculty can use this sample of organizational communication activities to create their own set for work simulation activities. From Jeyaraj, A. (2010). Business process elicitation, modeling, and reengineering: Teaching and learning with simulated environments. Journal of Information Systems Education, 21(2), 253–264.
Download Faculty may find this sample memo a useful model for creating their own communication assignments in workplace simulation actvities. From Gerhard, G. C. (1999). Techniques in a pseudocorporate environment [engineering education]. IEEE Transactions on Education, 42(4), 255–260.
Download Faculty may find this flow chart of industry-relevant communication skills useful for identifying skills for their programs. From Georgopoulos, C. J., & Georgopoulos, V. C. (1984). From university term papers to industry technical reports: An attempt to bridge the existing gap. IEEE Transactions on Education,
Download This tool may be used by faculty or by students to score peers. From "Fries, R., Cross, B., Zhou, J., & Verbais, C. (2017). How student written communication skills benefit during participation in an industry-sponsored civil engineering capstone course. Advances in Engineering Education, 6(1), 1–22.
Download This tool may serve as a model for designing a series of class discussions led by industry visitors. These discussions are intended to engage technical students in current issues in a technical field. A debate activity is recommended for students. From Feldman, J. M., & Hirshorn,
Download This tool may be used by faculty or by students to score peers. From Felder, R. M., & Brent, R. M. (2010). Hard assessment of soft skills. Chemical Journal of Engineering Education, 44(1), 63–64.
Download Tool for technical students or workers to use to self-assess their communication skills. From Decker, A., & Egert, C. A. (2015, October). Is this thing on? Determining comfort level with communication skills in a technical discipline. In proceedings of the 45th Annual Frontiers in Education