<p>ucbalumnus,</p>
<p>"Actually, engineering students and engineers have to do plenty of writing in the context of lab reports, project plans and documentation, research papers, PhD theses, etc…</p>
<p>However, writing about technical subjects is somewhat different from writing about humanities subjects, and writing for others in your field is different from writing for those with no special knowledge of your field."</p>
<p>Right, those take a different type of skill - more in organization and presentation of thought. it’s different. I know a LOT of engineers in real life that cannot “write”.</p>