DocumentCode
1487203
Title
Technical with a small `t´: technology and the technical communication major
Author
Maxwell, Warren
Author_Institution
Clarkson Univ., Potsdam, NY, USA
Volume
31
Issue
4
fYear
1988
fDate
12/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
189
Lastpage
190
Abstract
A recent survey at Clarkson University showed that students consider technical communication the least worthy and the least difficult of the institution´s majors. This prejudice is attributed to the student´s high regard for technology and its quantitative, problem-solving analysis coupled with conversely low regard for writing. The author describes his experience with the misconceptions and how he came to understand that technical communication is not a contradiction in terms
Keywords
education; technical presentation; Clarkson University; problem-solving analysis; students; technical communication major; writing; Chemical engineering; Civil engineering; Engineering management; Financial management; Mathematics; Physics; Problem-solving; Professional communication; Springs; Writing;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Professional Communication, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0361-1434
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/47.9224
Filename
9224
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