Engaging and Motivating Students in Engineering Communication with Competition and Prizes

摘要

This work-in-progress examines an oral presentation competition for engineering students, Presentation Idol for Engineering Students (Idol). The aim of Idol is to motivate students and engage them in the process of building crucial communication skills through a fun, competitive, industry-oriented event. In a brief review of engineering communication literature and an analysis of pre- and post-Idol surveys, we attempt to elucidate what motivates engineering students to complete in Idol. This is a case study specific to Idol, so it is not meant to provide generalizable results.