Communication Patterns of Engineers

This book is a review and analysis of the literature and presenta- tion of data from a series of surveys that attempts to provide in- sights into how engineers communicate. Much of the focus of the book is on the professional aspects of engineers’ work, the infor- mation resources used to perform their work, and information output from their work that is communicated to others. Many of our studies and those of others dealt with traditional interperson- al and written communication channels....