Not a case of either-or (technical communication)

Author

Souther, James W.

Author_Institution

Coll. of Eng., Washington Univ., Seattle, WA, USA

fYear

1990

fDate

12-14 Sept. 1990

Firstpage

5

Lastpage

8

Abstract

The author expands on four aspects of the interaction of the engineer and the technical communication specialist: (1) the various tasks that make up the technical publication process; (2) the interactive but shifting role of these two participants as determined by purpose and readership; (3) the reader-advocate function of the communication specialist which can, in fact, affect future engineering designs; and (4) the changing academic preparation for the media-oriented technical communication specialist. It is emphasized that current computer documentation provides an excellent example of the growing interaction between these two specialists.<>

Keywords

professional aspects; system documentation; technical presentation; computer documentation; engineer; engineering designs; media-oriented technical communication; reader-advocate function; readership; technical communication specialist; technical publication; Computer aided software engineering; Design engineering; Documentation; Engineering management; Feedback; Personal communication networks; Professional communication; Testing; Usability; Writing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Professional Communication Conference, 1990. IPCC 90. Communication Across the Sea: North American and European Practices, International

Conference_Location

Guildford, UK

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IPCC.1990.111138

Filename

111138