DocumentCode
1487124
Title
Images of technology and creativity: in opposition or harmony within technical communications programs?
Author
Lay, Mary M.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Tech. Commun., Clarkson Univ., Potsdam, NY, USA
Volume
31
Issue
4
fYear
1988
fDate
12/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
184
Lastpage
188
Abstract
Recent exit interviews of Clarkson University graduates majoring in technical communications revealed that students have a clear hierarchy of worth that places technology at the top because of its supposed objectivity. Further, students opposed technology to creativity, which they took to be the domain of writing. The author asks several pointed questions aimed at probing how technical communication curricula can show students that creativity and reason can be in harmony and help them better understand their own talents and skills
Keywords
education; human factors; technical presentation; Clarkson University graduates; creativity; exit interviews; hierarchy of worth; objectivity; skills; talents; technical communications programs; technology; writing; Advertising; Assembly; Computer graphics; Computer science; Engineering profession; Maintenance engineering; Microcomputers; Professional communication; Text processing; Writing;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Professional Communication, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0361-1434
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/47.9223
Filename
9223
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