Students will be more attentive because the workshop will address problems they have already encountered, not theoretical problems they have not yet bothered to consider. The more complex assignment plan given in Fig. Students submit a brief statement of the problem, revising and resubmitting it if necessary. Students then electronically submit one solution to the problem. The writing centre reviews these initial attempts, and designs a workshop to address common problems.
Students then compose and submit a completely different solution.
Each student, then, receives four peer-authored proposals. Students write a detailed analysis of the four proposals, select one course of action, and support their decision. Students whose proposals are selected by their peers receive a bonus of 5 points. Students stand to gain as much as 20 points. This final reward taps into our students' strong competitive streak, and simulates the tangible benefits engineers encounter in the real world when their technical writing skills help their professional careers.