Despite decades of global development programming, poverty persists in the low-and-
middle-income countries targeted by these efforts. Training approaches to global …

Background Numerous studies have identified a gap between the writing skills of
engineering program graduates and the demands of writing in the workplace; however, few …

Research problem: The enhancement of communication skills among engineering students
has been a focus within the engineering curriculum for many years. Despite this emphasis …

Claims abound about passives and the impersonal style they create. Few studies, however,
check the claims with a large, systematic analysis of texts from either academia or industry …

This study investigates numerous competencies expected from civil engineering graduates
based on employers' perspectives in Indonesia to provide an understanding of employers' …

While being a good communicator is a key skill for user experience (UX) practitioners,
human-computer interaction (HCI) education typically prioritizes the creation of tangible …

Although there is high degree of agreement on the importance of transversal skills for
engineers, employers observe a significant gap between expectations and reality. This …

Regardless of the profession, everyone should possess good communication skills in
different contexts. Although scholars have contributed studies showing the communication …

Contribution: This article describes and evaluates a novel undergraduate communication
skills course for engineering students. The course focuses on improving student …

Faculty of Technical and Vocational Education, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 86400
Parit Raja, Johor, Malaysia emerged from the data and identified as oral communication …