Title :
Blurring the boundaries: bringing students, faculty and business partners into mutual learning spaces
Author :
Longo, Bernadette
Author_Institution :
Dept. of English, Clemson Univ., SC, USA
Abstract :
Technical writing teachers partnering with corporate clients for classroom projects find themselves in the position of negotiating expectations and outcomes for students, corporate partners, department faculty, administrators, potential employers, university research centers, etc. In this network of needs and influences, teachers need to maintain a safe environment where students can learn course content supplemented by the project component of the class. This paper explores the outcome of one such industry/academic partnership at Clemson University and the lessons we learned from our experience
Keywords :
commerce; teaching; technical presentation; Clemson University; administrators; business partners; classroom projects; corporate clients; corporate partners; course content; department faculty; expectations; industry/academic partnership; influences; learning; mutual learning spaces; needs; negotiating; outcomes; partnering; potential employers; project component; safe environment; students; teachers; technical writing; university research centers; Collaboration; Collaborative work; Communication effectiveness; Communication industry; Education; Educational institutions; Employment; Professional communication; Technological innovation; Writing;
Conference_Titel :
Professional Communication Conference, 1998. IPCC 98. Proceedings. 1998 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Quebec City, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4890-7
DOI :
10.1109/IPCC.1998.722132