Collinge, W.H. orcid.org/0000-0003-3387-1649 (2024) Issues of Interpretation and Understanding: Social Semiotic Framework to Inform Teaching of Civil Engineering and Project Communications. Journal of Civil Engineering Education, 150 (2). 04023012. ISSN 2643-9107
Abstract
Civil engineers and project managers must control and manage the project management discourse with the client and other stakeholders or risk slippages to time, cost, and programs. This paper explores how communicative choices and the representation of project requirements and engineering issues are intrinsic to effective civil engineering work. Using a social semiotic framework, the paper contributes to civil engineering learning by revealing how various engineering communications (e.g., schematic drawings, visual images) function in civil engineering contexts. The research builds upon civil engineering communication scholarship, highlighting the significance of representational choices for affecting engineering work. The social semiotic and multimodal-informed analysis clarifies processes of cognition, interpretation, and understanding at play when civil engineers interact with project stakeholders. The findings inform civil engineering education and the teaching of communication skills: communication composition being intrinsic to effective civil engineering work.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | This is an author produced version of an article published in the Journal of Civil Engineering Education. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Communication; Stakeholder management; Cognition; Social semiotics; Multimodality; Design work; Cognition |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Civil Engineering (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 21 Feb 2024 11:34 |
Last Modified: | 21 Feb 2024 11:35 |
Published Version: | https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/JCEECD.EIENG-1... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) |
Identification Number: | 10.1061/JCEECD.EIENG-1913 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:209424 |