DocumentCode
1038107
Title
Technical students investigate technical proposal development
Author
McCoy, Joan D.
Author_Institution
Southern Coll. of Technol., Marietta, GA, USA
Volume
37
Issue
1
fYear
1994
fDate
3/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
39
Lastpage
41
Abstract
When technical students begin their professional careers, they are not always adequately prepared for the complex communication demands that will be made of them-especially during the process of developing a technical proposal. A real-world investigation of technical proposal development is an excellent way for the technical writing course, often constrained by time and standard writing assignments, to prepare students to meet these demands. The investigations include practice in collaborating, planning and scheduling, and oral reporting
Keywords
technical presentation; oral reporting; professional careers; standard writing assignments; technical proposal development; technical students; technical writing course; Collaboration; Engineering profession; Job shop scheduling; Mining industry; Proposals; Standards development; Testing; Time factors; Urban areas; Writing;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Professional Communication, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0361-1434
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/47.272858
Filename
272858
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