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Meeting the demands of the new workplace: technical communications courses and risk-taking skills

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Barchilon, M.G. ; Dept. of Manuf. & Ind. Technol., Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ, USA

It is noted that research shows that, to compete more effectively in the global workplace of the 1990s, engineers will have to sharpen their risk-taking skills. Yet, while risk taking will be increasingly important in the new `lean and mean' downsized corporations, research also indicates that employees tend to be risk averse when they worry about losing their jobs. Technical communication instructions can help students overcome the fear of taking risks by teaching about prudent risks. It is pointed out that, by helping students to defend their recommendations logically, educators can also build student confidence in risk taking

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Frontiers in Education Conference, 1991. Twenty-First Annual Conference. 'Engineering Education in a New World Order.' Proceedings.

Date of Conference: 21-24 Sep 1991

Page(s):
415 - 418
Meeting Date :
21 Sep 1991-24 Sep 1991
Print ISBN:
0-7803-0222-2
INSPEC Accession Number:
4275878
Conference Location :
West Lafayette, IN
Digital Object Identifier :
10.1109/FIE.1991.187516
Product Type:
Conference Publications

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