Provides descriptions of courses offered at various colleges in the following areas: (1) improvement of technical communication; (2) technology and technical communication; (3) technical communication of scientific material; and (4) media for technical communication. Offers these descriptions as a means for creating technical writing assignments.…

Presents the history of a graduate course on the teaching of technical communication, its content, goals and achievements. (RL)

Describes the development of a course in graphics and audiovisuals as they are applied in technical communication. Includes brief discussions of the course design, general course structure, course objectives, course content, student evaluation, and student reaction. Indicates that the course includes information on theory, graphics, audiovisuals,…

Describes the design and implementation of a successful interdisciplinary course in technical writing developed for dental hygiene students at a community college. Offers background information about the college and the students' communication needs, the rationale for implementing an interdisciplinary approach, and a model adaptable for technical…

Discusses providing specialized technical writing courses for employees of government institutions and corporations. Includes suggestions for making contacts, developing and gathering materials, course plans and content, and presentation style. (HTH)

Describes the development and use of sentence combining exercises at a midwestern university and presents the results of a test to determine the effects of the exercises on syntactic maturity and mechanics. (HTH)