Technical communications practices and the use of information technologies as reported by Dutch and U.S. aerospace engineers

Author

Barclay, Rebecca O. ; Pinelli, Thomas E. ; Tan, Axel S T ; Kennedy, John M.

Author_Institution

Rensselaer Polytech. Inst., Troy, NY, USA

fYear

1993

fDate

5-8 Oct 1993

Firstpage

221

Lastpage

226

Abstract

As part of Phase 4 of the NASA/DoD Aerospace Knowledge Diffusion Research Project, two studies were conducted that investigated the technical communications practices of Dutch and US aerospace engineers and scientists. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed. Responses are presented of the Dutch and US participants to selected questions about four of the seven project objectives: determining the importance of technical communications to aerospace engineering professionals; investigating the production of technical communications; examining the use and importance of computer and information technology; and exploring the use of electronic networks

Keywords

aerospace computing; aerospace industry; computer networks; information technology; technical presentation; Holland; NASA/DoD Aerospace Knowledge Diffusion Research Project; USA; aerospace engineers; computer technology; electronic networks; information technologies; technical communications practices; Aerospace electronics; Aerospace engineering; Aerospace industry; Collaborative work; Computer networks; Employment; NASA; Production; Professional communication; Space technology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Professional Communication Conference, 1993. IPCC 93 Proceedings. 'The New Face of Technical Communication: People, Processes, Products'

Conference_Location

Philadelphia, PA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IPCC.1993.593860

Filename

593860