Title :
Using the staff meeting format to teach oral communications
Author :
Olds, Barbara M.
Author_Institution :
Colorado Sch. of Mines, Golden, CO, USA
Abstract :
Instructors in the Colorado School of Mines´ EPICS Program have had considerable practice over the past 15 years teaching engineering students to communicate effectively using the staff meeting format in authentic contexts. EPICS students have made approximately 12 oral presentations in a variety of contexts and to a variety of audiences by the end of their sophomore year. The paper explains the philosophy behind the CSM program and presents some of the logistical and pedagogical details as well as evaluation data
Keywords :
educational courses; engineering education; personnel; teaching; technical presentation; Colorado School of Mines EPICS Program; audiences; engineering student teaching; evaluation data; instructors; logistical aspects; oral communication teaching; oral presentations; pedagogical aspects; sophomore year; staff meeting format; Computer graphics; Context; Design engineering; Education; Educational programs; Engineering students; Meeting planning; Oral communication; Professional communication; Writing;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 1996. FIE '96. 26th Annual Conference., Proceedings of
Conference_Location :
Salt Lake City, UT
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3348-9
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.1996.573153
