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Peer reviewedWalzer, Arthur E. – Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 1989
Examines the ethics of fostering false inference. Presents and discusses a hypothetical case in which a firms's proposal seems intended to mislead, while actually stating nothing that is not literally true. (KEH)
Descriptors: Communication Research, Context Clues, Ethics, Higher Education
Peer reviewedHager, Peter J.; Scheiber, H. J. – Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 1990
Examines fundamental rhetorical constructs that students and business professionals should consider when analyzing textual and financial information contained in corporations' annual reports. Discusses how students in business communication classes evaluate the rhetorical effectiveness of specific annual reports, as well as the ethics associated…
Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Communication Research, Discourse Analysis, Ethics
Quinn, Helen – Technical Writing Teacher, 1987
Examines the dissemination of information about new methods for teaching technical writing at the University of Wisconsin-Stout as an example of diffusion theory. Results indicate that though the formal impetus for change came from above, the innovation originally came from below and spread through peer networks. (SRT)
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Communication Research, Diffusion (Communication), Higher Education
Book, Virginia – Technical Writing Teacher, 1985
Cites bibliographies, books, and reviews of books on communication and works on technical communication theory and instruction. (HTH)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Research, Course Descriptions
Peer reviewedAllen, Jo – Journal of Business and Technical Communication, 1991
Presents an overview of research and unanswered questions related to gender issues in technical communication. Addresses the consequences of the feminization of technical communication, research on gender differences in technical communication, and the means for encouraging a more gender-balanced view of business and industry. (SR)
Descriptors: Business Communication, Communication Research, Gender Issues, Higher Education
Moran, Michael G., Ed.; Journet, Debra, Ed. – 1985
The essays in this volume enunciate the pressing need for a theoretical framework for the study of technical communication. The first part of the volume provides an overview of extensive ways to study technical communication. Subsequent chapters discuss humanistic approaches to technical communication, the history of technical communication,…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Business Communication, Business Correspondence, Communication Research
Pearson, Patricia, Ed. – 1984
Proceedings drawn from a conference on business communication, the 21 papers in this collection are grouped under the headings Corporate Tower Views, Bridging the Gap, and Ivory Tower Views to better reflect the joint concerns of professional communicators on the job as well as the concerns of those who teach business communication. Among the…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Communication Research, Computer Assisted Instruction, Higher Education
