Integrating an Executive Panel on Communication in Senior Design
Department
Information Systems
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-2010
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. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] Copyright of IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication is the property of IEEE
Journal Title
IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication
Journal ISSN
0361-1434
Volume
53
Issue
4
First Page
412
Last Page
422
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1109/TPC.2010.2077413