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Direct linkTatzl, Dietmar; Hassler, Wolfgang; Messnarz, Bernd; Fluhr, Holger – Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 2012
The present article describes and evaluates collaborative interdisciplinary group projects initiated by content lecturers and an English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) instructor for the purpose of teaching technical writing skills in an aeronautical engineering degree program. The proposed technical writing model is assessed against the results of a…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Technical Writing, Writing Skills, Collaborative Writing
Peer reviewedRehling, Louise – Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 1996
Analyzes the behaviors of over 60 student groups in professional writing classes. Finds gender-related effects on collaboration: tendencies to stereotype men as technical experts and to self-segregate into gendered working teams. Suggests new perspectives on the role of gender for collaborative groups in professional writing classrooms. (PA)
Descriptors: Business Communication, Classroom Communication, Collaborative Writing, Group Dynamics
Peer reviewedScott, Ann Martin – Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 1995
Reports on the results of survey research designed to determine how students feel about peer assistance and group writing. Finds that results were generally favorable, although more problems surfaced regarding collaborative projects than peer criticism. States that statistical analysis of objective and open-ended items yielded suggestions for…
Descriptors: Collaborative Writing, Cooperative Learning, Higher Education, Peer Groups
Peer reviewedGerson, Steven M. – Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 1993
Discusses the problems and benefits of teaching technical writing classes in a collaborative computer classroom. Concludes that computers let students write more effectively because computers are compatible with the writing process and that teaching students to write in a collaborative computer environment prepares them for group projects and…
Descriptors: Collaborative Writing, Computers, Higher Education, Process Approach (Writing)
Peer reviewedBarnum, Carol M. – Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 1994
Reports on an attempt to organize a collaborative writing project with two teams of graduate students. Concludes that despite the professional level of the students, they, like undergraduates, need structure and guidance throughout the collaborative process, including journal checks, conferences, and self- and group-assessment tools. (TB)
Descriptors: Collaborative Writing, Graduate Students, Group Dynamics, Higher Education
Peer reviewedHenson, Leigh; Sutliff, Kristene – Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 1998
States that service learning educates students to volunteer their expertise for the benefit of society. Suggests that teachers of business and technical writing can apply this pedagogy by assigning students to write for nonprofits. Describes service learning's origins; proposes a rationale for it; explains sequential projects and teaching methods…
Descriptors: Business Correspondence, Collaborative Writing, Higher Education, Nonprofit Organizations
