Our local IEEE Section funds an "Excellence in Technical Communication" cash award for the best written Engineering Co-op Work Term report 3 trimesters each year.

The Reports are reviewed by retired Engineers (Emeritus Profs or Engineering Associates). The quality was so poor that they asked us to use some of our Conference Surplus money to encourage students to do better work. My son got A's on his History Essays while completing his dual major with CSc. Asian students sought him out for team projects because of his spoken and written English ability.

Some students thank the Report reviewers, commenting that it is the first time that someone had given them any feedback. Other students ask if fixing the tortured prose will improve their mark, then do not bother to revise and resubmit the report.