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Pearsall, Thomas E. – Technical Writing Teacher, 1980
Poses questions--and some answers--essential to the development and expansion of technical communication offerings beyond the basic course in technical writing. (RL)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Higher Education, Needs Assessment, Program Content
Covington, David H.; And Others – Engineering Education, 1984
A writing assistance program at North Carolina State University is designed to help students gain the communication skills they need as professional engineers. The program involves teaching, tutoring, advisory services, and workshops on special topics of wide interest. Each of these program areas is discussed. (JN)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Engineering Education, Higher Education, Program Content
Anderson, W. Steve – 1987
A Master of Arts in Technical and Expository Writing program has been implemented in the English department at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Designed to make future teachers and technical writers into better writers, the program gives them a larger view of the writing process in which they are participating. Three required courses…
Descriptors: Expository Writing, Graduate Study, Higher Education, Linguistic Theory
Barkman, Patricia R. – 1983
The technical communications program at Clarkson College (New York) offers students 23 courses in subjects ranging from interpersonal behavior to engineering and scientific report writing to computer documentation and the development of technical manuals. With the help of an advisor, each student works out a course of study appropriate to his or…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Planning, College Programs, Communication Skills
Olds, Barbara M. – 1987
Noting that technically competent graduates of professional schools need additional skills to function effectively in an increasingly complex and global society, this paper describes an innovative program in technical writing developed for undergraduate engineering students at the Colorado School of Mines. The paper first provides background…
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Course Content, Educational Innovation, Engineering Education
Redish, Janice D.; Battison, Robbin M. – 1983
Intended as an introduction to an interactive writing workshop, this paper presents a general description of the Document Design Center's writing model to be used by workshop participants. Suggesting that the model is an aid in analyzing and revising writing, in developing new documents, and in applying writing research to practical writing tasks,…
Descriptors: Adults, Audience Analysis, Models, Prewriting
May, Gordon S.; Arevalo, Claire – Journal of Accounting Education, 1983
The J. M. Tull School of Accounting at the University of Georgia has developed a program that integrates the teaching of writing skills with the regular accounting courses. Students in a three-course sequence write a total of eight papers--technical, memos, or reports--in assignments that resemble writing tasks encountered by professional…
Descriptors: Accounting, Content Area Writing, Education Work Relationship, Higher Education
Society for Technical Communication, Washington, DC. – 1983
Prepared by representatives of government, business, industry, and education, the papers in this compilation deal with a variety of aspects of technical communication. The approximately 150 papers are arranged according to the following categories: advanced technology applications, graphics and production, management and professional development,…
Descriptors: Business, Computers, Editing, Education Work Relationship
