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| Technical Writing Teacher | 7 |
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| Angelo, Faye | 1 |
| Brockman, R. John | 1 |
| Couture, Barbara | 1 |
| Pearsall, Thomas E. | 1 |
| Peasall, Thomas E. | 1 |
| Pickett, Nell Ann | 1 |
| Sides, Charles H. | 1 |
| Sullivan, Dale | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 6 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 3 |
| Opinion Papers | 2 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
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Pickett, Nell Ann; Angelo, Faye – Technical Writing Teacher, 1986
Lists 23 two-year colleges that offer an associate degree or a certificate or both in technical communication. (FL)
Descriptors: Program Content, Program Development, Surveys, Technical Writing
Peasall, Thomas E. – Technical Writing Teacher, 1974
Summarizes the results of a conference at which program heads evaluated technical communications offerings. (RB)
Descriptors: Business Communication, Business English, Conference Reports, Higher Education
Pearsall, Thomas E. – Technical Writing Teacher, 1980
Poses questions--and some answers--essential to the development and expansion of technical communication offerings beyond the basic course in technical writing. (RL)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Higher Education, Needs Assessment, Program Content
Sides, Charles H. – Technical Writing Teacher, 1986
Describes the development and operation of the MIT Technical Writing Cooperative, a means of writing across the curriculum that has been used for more than 25 years. (FL)
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Educational Cooperation, Inservice Teacher Education, Program Content
Brockman, R. John – Technical Writing Teacher, 1982
Describes a survey designed to discover (1) why technical communications programs need advisory boards, (2) how to find members and keep them productive, and (3) how boards can mutually benefit both the academic and the business-world members. Includes the questionnaire and a bibliography of materials on advisory boards. (HTH)
Descriptors: Administrators, Advisory Committees, College Faculty, Education Work Relationship
Couture, Barbara – Technical Writing Teacher, 1984
At Wayne State University, a two-year research and curriculum effort, the Professional Writing Project (PWP), showed that English departments can better prepare students to write effectively for the workplace and increase writing faculty's research and teaching capabilities through collaborating with industry to plan a professional writing…
Descriptors: Business Education, College Faculty, Curriculum Development, English Departments
Sullivan, Dale – Technical Writing Teacher, 1987
Describes a summer technical writing course that incorporated the use of an "electronic textbook," a computer disk filled with examples of technical writing. Evaluates the class for the electronic textbook's viability, ratio of lecture to lab time, amount of information presented, student learning of the writing process, and student motivation.…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Higher Education
