Title :
Technical communications in aerospace: an analysis of the practices reported by US and European aerospace engineers and scientists
Author :
Pinelli, Thomas E. ; Barclay, Rebecca O. ; Kennedy, John M. ; Glassman, Myron
Author_Institution :
NASA Langley Res. Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Abstract :
Two pilot studies were conducted that investigated the technical communications practices of US and European aerospace engineers and scientists. Both studies had the same five objectives: to solicit the opinions of aerospace engineers and scientists regarding the importance of technical communications to their profession; to determine the use and production of technical communications by aerospace engineers and scientists; to seek their views about the appropriate content of an undergraduate course in technical communications; to determine aerospace engineers´ and scientists´ use of libraries, technical information centers, and online databases; and to determine the use and importance of computers and information technology to them. Responses of the US and European aerospace engineers and scientists to selected questions are presented.<>
Keywords :
aerospace industry; education; information use; technical presentation; aerospace engineers; information technology; libraries; online databases; profession; technical communications practices; technical information centers; undergraduate course; Aerospace engineering; Data engineering; Information management; Management training; NASA; Natural languages; Professional communication; Research and development; Research and development management; US Department of Defense;
Conference_Titel :
Professional Communication Conference, 1990. IPCC 90. Communication Across the Sea: North American and European Practices, International
Conference_Location :
Guildford, UK
DOI :
10.1109/IPCC.1990.111185
