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Perceptions and Practices : A Survey of Professional Engineers and Architects
Joint Authors
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-03-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This descriptive cross-sectional research study examines perceptions of time spent by architects and professional engineers on reading, writing, and evaluating various information products, as well as their perspectives of specific quality characteristics and the relative significance in meeting work goals.
Professional engineers and architects were surveyed at seminars held at eight locations in seven states.
Descriptive statistics were then used to investigate perceptions and relationships.
Findings indicate architects and professional engineers spend the most amount of time reading correspondence and the least amount of time reading management reports.
Respondents considered correspondence to be the most important reading activity.
Participants also spend the most amount of time writing correspondence, closely followed by nearly equal time spent writing and editing technical reports and proposals.
Finally, participants rated organization, comprehensiveness, and accuracy as the most important aspects while indicating mechanical issues such as grammar and spelling as the least important aspects of technical documents.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Cunningham, Don& Stewart, Jill. 2012. Perceptions and Practices : A Survey of Professional Engineers and Architects. ISRN Education،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Cunningham, Don& Stewart, Jill. Perceptions and Practices : A Survey of Professional Engineers and Architects. ISRN Education No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Cunningham, Don& Stewart, Jill. Perceptions and Practices : A Survey of Professional Engineers and Architects. ISRN Education. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-485453