Writing for Engineering: Benchmarks in the BS in

engineering environment (ICEE) in which students use and communicate knowledge to solve engineering problems throughout their undergraduate program. Within this integrated engineering environment and with strong endorsement and input from our Engineering Advisory Board, faculty have designed a sequence of writing benchmarks including lab reports, memo reports, summary reports, research reports, proposals, and collaborative project reports required for success in engineering. This paper presents the rationale for this sequence of writing benchmarks for engineering students, the advantages of this integrated approach to developing writing skills, the need to train students to see “writing as a public activity, ” and strategies for making it work