• DocumentCode
    1486574
  • Title

    Looking back: how practical experience in the classroom taught me a professional approach on the job

  • Author

    Velotta, Christopher

  • Author_Institution
    NCR Corp., Wichita, KS, USA
  • Volume
    31
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1988
  • fDate
    12/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    160
  • Lastpage
    162
  • Abstract
    The author discusses his experience as a graduate student in the Technical Communication Program at Oklahoma State University (OSU). He discusses activities that he found particularly valuable being an intern, namely, participating in the Society for Technical Communication (STC), writing for publication, and giving oral presentations
  • Keywords
    education; professional aspects; technical presentation; Technical Communication Program; classroom; graduate student; oral presentations; practical experience; professional approach; publication; Engineering profession; Information analysis; Manuals; Manufacturing; Printers; Production; Professional communication; Professional societies; Sections; Writing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Professional Communication, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0361-1434
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/47.9216
  • Filename
    9216