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Conference Paper: Nurturing reflective and independent learners through a technical communication course
Title | Nurturing reflective and independent learners through a technical communication course |
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Authors | |
Keywords | Independent learning Reflection Technical communication |
Issue Date | 2013 |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. |
Citation | The 2013 IEEE International Conference on Professional Communication (IPCC 2013), Vancouver, BC., Canada, 15-17 July 2013. In Conference Proceedings, 2013 How to Cite? |
Abstract | This paper reports the findings of an exploratory study of engineering students' perceptions of reflection and independent learning before and after taking a mandatory technical communication course titled Professional and Technical Oral Communication for Engineers in their first semester of study at a university in Hong Kong. Three kinds of research instruments were used to generate data for analyses: pre- and post-questionnaire surveys, semi-structured interviews, and students' reflection and self-access records. The study's findings show encouraging results in three ways: (1) the course participants were generally receptive to the ideas of reflection and independent learning in the context of technical communication; (2) those who had had prior experience in reflection and independent learning continued to appreciate the value they brought to learning; and (3) the course participants' pre-conception that reflection and independent learning were only 'one-man shows' was changed and they began to value the involvement of their 'significant social others' in these learning pursuits. © 2013 IEEE. |
Description | Conference Theme: Beyond Borders: Communicating Globally |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/187379 |
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DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Lau, K | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-08-20T12:39:53Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2013-08-20T12:39:53Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | The 2013 IEEE International Conference on Professional Communication (IPCC 2013), Vancouver, BC., Canada, 15-17 July 2013. In Conference Proceedings, 2013 | en_US |
dc.identifier.isbn | 978-1-4673-0012-1 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/187379 | - |
dc.description | Conference Theme: Beyond Borders: Communicating Globally | - |
dc.description.abstract | This paper reports the findings of an exploratory study of engineering students' perceptions of reflection and independent learning before and after taking a mandatory technical communication course titled Professional and Technical Oral Communication for Engineers in their first semester of study at a university in Hong Kong. Three kinds of research instruments were used to generate data for analyses: pre- and post-questionnaire surveys, semi-structured interviews, and students' reflection and self-access records. The study's findings show encouraging results in three ways: (1) the course participants were generally receptive to the ideas of reflection and independent learning in the context of technical communication; (2) those who had had prior experience in reflection and independent learning continued to appreciate the value they brought to learning; and (3) the course participants' pre-conception that reflection and independent learning were only 'one-man shows' was changed and they began to value the involvement of their 'significant social others' in these learning pursuits. © 2013 IEEE. | - |
dc.language | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | International Professional Communication Conference Proceedings | en_US |
dc.subject | Independent learning | - |
dc.subject | Reflection | - |
dc.subject | Technical communication | - |
dc.title | Nurturing reflective and independent learners through a technical communication course | en_US |
dc.type | Conference_Paper | en_US |
dc.identifier.email | Lau, K: lauken@hku.hk | en_US |
dc.identifier.authority | Lau, K=rp01419 | en_US |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1109/IPCC.2013.6623889 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-84888992161 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 217705 | en_US |
dc.publisher.place | United States | - |
dc.customcontrol.immutable | sml 140312 | - |