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Peer reviewedHunt, Peter – Technical Communication Quarterly, 1993
Argues that courses in technical communication must have high status, be flexible, use distance learning techniques, and meet the needs of inservice communicators to satisfy demand for technical communicators in Europe. Suggests those courses concentrate on composition, text-handling, elicitation, and specialized technical areas. Suggests courses…
Descriptors: Course Content, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Program Content
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
Book, Virginia A., Ed. – 1981
Articles in these proceedings of a conference of the Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication represent the views of professional communicators and academicians who share a concern for providing breadth and quality of preparation for present and future technical communicators. The 11 papers discuss the following topics: (1)…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Education Work Relationship, Graduate Study
Peer reviewedMathison, Charter Innes – Journal of Geological Education, 1989
Asks the course planner, text writer, teacher, or even the student to consider a series of questions about Earth processes such as how, why, and where the process occurs and why is it important. Provides a guide for the coverage of a topic to ensure that nothing is overlooked. (Author/MVL)
Descriptors: Check Lists, Content Analysis, Course Content, Course Organization
Carson, David L., Ed. – 1978
Prepared by representatives of industry, government, and the educational community, the papers in this collection were drawn from a conference that addressed a variety of issues of interest to the field of technical communication. Specific topics discussed in the papers are as follows: (1) the role of the Society for Technical Communication in…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Computers, Course Content, Design
