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    Engineering communicators: agenda setting impacts on perceptions of communication for engineering students

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    Heaney, Lindsey
    Chair
    Taylor, Karen
    Committee
    Hum, Richard
    Trochim, Erin
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    http://hdl.handle.net/11122/11868
    Abstract
    What is effective communication? Within the job industry, communication is a sought after and valued skill when it comes to hiring employees. The engineering field is no different with communication skills being an important component of the discipline through project management and working with others from a variety of backgrounds. However, there is a gap between what the engineering profession is expecting and what is being produced from college institute engineering programs regarding communication skills. To better understand this phenomenon, message constructs regarding communication in course materials and perceptions from engineering students were examined through anonymous surveys and curriculum analysis. Through the lens of agenda-setting theory, clear themes between course materials and the surveys center around emphasis on the end result and the use of god-terms when referring to communication. Furthermore, communication by example with faculty and staff play a key role in the way students perceive and understand communication’s role within the profession.
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    Master's Project (M.A.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2020
    Date
    2020-05
    Type
    Master's Project
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