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Comparatively Mapping Genres In Academic And Workplace Engineering Environments, Vukica M. Jovanovic, Megan Mckittrick, Pilar Pazos, Daniel Richards, Julia Romberger

Engineering Technology Faculty Publications

In the Engineering workplace, one must be able to negotiate many genres of writing: he or she must deliver updates, understand technical requirements, weigh project priorities, develop and carry out problem-solving techniques, all while using different forms of technical communication. Engineering work relies on the ability to flexibly transition between a variety of technical writing genres, while also navigating the broad array of technologies required to effectively complete these projects. However, the genres and types of writing present in the workplace do not always reflect the genres and types of writing undergraduate Engineering students complete during coursework. From a Rhetorical …