Effective Technical Communication Laboratory

这个项目的目的是有效地处理对工科毕业生最常见的抱怨：他们缺乏沟通技能。传统的公开演讲和技术写作课程虽然非常有价值，但并不能解决问题。书面的，克莱姆森大学工科学生的口头和图形交流能力正在通过有效的技术交流(ETC)计划得到提高，该计划的目标如下：1.将技术交流练习整合到整个工程课程中2.为学生提供简明的书面手册，口头和图形交流。3.提供现代设备和技术，帮助准备和反馈。4.使用交流练习来加强对所介绍的技术材料的学习。计划始于1982年，一个由工程学和英语教员组成的团队完成了1986年有效的技术沟通手册。一位校友捐赠了100万美元，在技术交流领域设立了一个英语/工程学联合教授，这是美国第一个这样的教授。1986年秋季开始了一项涉及160名学生的试点项目，1987年春季扩大到300名学生。精选的技术课程包括书面、口头和图形练习，由工程和英语教师双重评分。1987年秋天，该计划扩展到整个工程学院的几门课程，有600多名学生参与其中。为了将ETC课程完全融入课程，并服务于工程学院的3300名学生，将需要准备书面、口头和图形交流材料的特殊设施。该设施将包括计算机、激光打印机、视频设备和图形显示器/打印机，使学生和教职员工能够利用技术交流中的最新技术。ETC概念已在几次国家会议上提出，并引起了40多个机构的询问。这是解决重大问题的独特方法。

The aim of this project is to deal effectively with the most common complaint about engineering graduates; their lack of communication skills. Traditional public speaking and technical writing courses, although extremely valuable, are not solving the problem. The written, oral and graphic communication skills of engineering students at Clemson University are being improved through the Effective Technical Communications (ETC) program which has the following objectives: 1. Integrate technical communication exercises throughout the engineering curriculum 2. Provide students with a condensed manual for written, oral and graphic communications. 3. Provide modern equipment and techniques to aid preparation and feedback. 4. Use communication exercises to enhance learning of the technical material being presented. Planning began in 1982, and a team of Engineering and English faculty completed the Effective Technical Communications Manual 1986. An alumnus provided a $1.0 million endowment of a joint English/Engineering chair in technical communications, the first such chair in the nation. A pilot project involving 160 students began in Fall 1986, and expanded to 300 students in Spring 1987. Selected technical courses include written, oral and graphical exercises which are dual graded by engineering and english faculty. In Fall 1987, the program was expanded to several courses throughout the College of Engineering, and more that 600 students are involved. In order to fully integrate the ETC program into the curriculum and serve the 3300 students in the College of Engineering, a special facility for preparing written, oral and graphical communication materials will be necessary. The facility will contain computers, laser printers, video equipment, and graphic display/printers to enable students and faculty to utilize the latest techniques in a technical communications. The ETC concept has been presented at several national meetings and has generated inquires from more that 40 institutions. It is a unique approach to a major problem.