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Direct linkYu, Han – Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 2008
To teach students how to write for the workplace and other professional contexts, technical writing teachers often assign writing tasks that reflect real-life communication contexts, a teaching approach that is grounded in the field's contextualized understanding of genre. This article argues to fully embrace contextualized literacy and better…
Descriptors: Technical Writing, Writing Evaluation, Writing Tests, Writing Teachers
Sanchez, James Joseph, Comp. – 1985
This 44-item, annotated bibliography provides an overview of the major viewpoints and methods in current technical writing practice and instruction. It is intended for instructors, students, and managers of engineering firms. Entries are presented in three categories. The first category (8 entries)) focuses on the requirements for technical…
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Engineering, Engineering Education, Higher Education
Monagle, E. Brette – 1983
To create successful job resumes, students must consider carefully the rhetorical elements of audience, persona, meaning, and text. Students can begin tailoring the resume to their own needs by completing a worksheet listing work experience, educational history and other relevant details. Using the worksheet helps students focus on the audience,…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Higher Education, Job Applicants, Job Search Methods
Peer reviewedMcKean, Rob Adams; Hanzevack, Emil L. – Chemical Engineering Education, 1989
Described are the essential elements of memos; suggested are a basic format for organization, and two problems to which technical specialists' memos seem particularly susceptible. Included is a memo assignment used in senior design classes and professional development seminars. (MVL)
Descriptors: Chemical Engineering, College Science, Content Area Writing, Descriptive Writing
Dunn, Dana S., Ed.; Smith, Randolph A., Ed.; Beins, Barney, Ed. – Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (Bks), 2007
This book provides a showcase for "best practices" in teaching statistics and research methods in two- and four-year colleges and universities. A helpful resource for teaching introductory, intermediate, and advanced statistics and/or methods, the book features coverage of: (1) ways to integrate these courses; (2) how to promote ethical conduct;…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Statistics, Research Methodology, Higher Education
Johnson, Diane E. – 1983
This training package, one in a series of instructional modules consisting of an instructor's guide and a student activity packet, deals with formatting business reports. Included in the instructor's guide are general directions for implementing the presentation; a detailed guide for teaching the lesson that includes performance objectives,…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Behavioral Objectives, Business Communication, Business Education
Download full textMinnesota Teamsters Service Bureau, Minneapolis. – 1992
These three learning modules were developed for a workplace literacy project conducted cooperatively through the Minnesota Teamsters Service Bureau and Northeast Metro Technical College. They are part of the job-specific curriculum for commercial truck drivers developed during the project. The three modules, "Managing the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Competence
