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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
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
Anderson, W. Steve – 1987
A Master of Arts in Technical and Expository Writing program has been implemented in the English department at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Designed to make future teachers and technical writers into better writers, the program gives them a larger view of the writing process in which they are participating. Three required courses…
Descriptors: Expository Writing, Graduate Study, Higher Education, Linguistic Theory
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
May, Gordon S.; Arevalo, Claire – Journal of Accounting Education, 1983
The J. M. Tull School of Accounting at the University of Georgia has developed a program that integrates the teaching of writing skills with the regular accounting courses. Students in a three-course sequence write a total of eight papers--technical, memos, or reports--in assignments that resemble writing tasks encountered by professional…
Descriptors: Accounting, Content Area Writing, Education Work Relationship, Higher Education
Pearsall, Thomas E., Ed. – 1977
Prepared by representatives of industry and the educational community, the papers in this collection address issues of interest in the field of technical communication. Specific topics discussed are as follows: (1) the Resource Materials Project of the Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication (CPTSC), (2) the relationship…
Descriptors: Advertising, Communication Skills, Education Work Relationship, Graduate Study
Book, Virginia A., Ed. – 1980
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 of present and future technical communicators. The 11 papers discuss the following topics: (1)…
Descriptors: Computers, Education Work Relationship, Graduate Study, Higher Education
Pearsall, Thomas E., Ed. – 1974
Drawn from a conference that addressed the problems and challenges facing technical communication educators, the papers in this collection deal in general with career opportunities and educational programs in technical communication. Specifically, the papers discuss the following topics: (1) internship programs and job interviews at Rensselaer…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Communication Skills, Editing, Education Work Relationship
Society for Technical Communication, Washington, DC. – 1983
Prepared by representatives of government, business, industry, and education, the papers in this compilation deal with a variety of aspects of technical communication. The approximately 150 papers are arranged according to the following categories: advanced technology applications, graphics and production, management and professional development,…
Descriptors: Business, Computers, Editing, Education Work Relationship
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
