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Sample of issues industry partners can discuss

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,

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Scoring system for written reports

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.

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Self-assessment of communication skills

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

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Steps to creating communication curricula for technical programs

Download A high-level overview of four key steps to creating communication curricula for technical programs From Burge, J. E., Anderson, P. V., Carter, M., Gannod, G. C., & Vouk, M. A. (2012). First Steps Toward Integrating Communication Instruction Throughout Computer Science and Software Engineering Curricula. The ASEE

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Sample technical communication outcomes

Download A list that instructors may use and adapt to define communication outcomes for their own technical programs. From Burge, J. E., Anderson, P. V., Carter, M., Gannod, G. C., & Vouk, M. A. (2012). First Steps Toward Integrating Communication Instruction Throughout Computer Science and Software Engineering

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Questions to Ask IT Employers about Communication Needs

Several questions that technician instructors may use and adapt to their own employers.

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Rubric for Scoring Presentations

Detailed rubric focused on 13 different features of presentations.

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Communication Skills Sought by IT industry

A list of the various kinds of communication skills needed in IT fields.

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Occupational Work Ethic Inventory

In school and work, it is important to clarify that success in any career depends on being perceived as adapting flexibly to workplace expectations. For students, discuss how developing such adaptability in school builds habits that can transfer to the workplace. Besides providing examples through

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Teamwork Satisfaction & Expectations Questionnaire (Napier & Johnson)

Napier & Johnson (2007) lists questionnaire items adapted from Feller (1996) to measure teamwork expectations and satisfaction.