University/industry collaboration from the university point of view

Author

Krull, Robert

Author_Institution

Rensselaer Polytech. Inst., Troy, NY, USA

Volume

1 & 2

fYear

1991

fDate

30 Oct-1 Nov 1991

Firstpage

399

Abstract

The author describes how university/industry collaboration in education and research has been handled at Rensselaer. Rensselaer provides several educational forums outside of normal classroom activities that bring industry representatives to campus. As examples, the author describes the Technical Writers Institute, the Technical Writer´s Education Symposium, the Industrial Affiliates Program, and classroom education. The model considered emphasizes benefits in education and research for both parties. It is concluded that universities can play a large and valuable role in providing skills for industry and for the field of technical communication by going beyond the normal bounds of their campuses

Keywords

education; technical presentation; Industrial Affiliates Program; Rensselaer; Technical Writer´s Education Symposium; Technical Writers Institute; classroom activities; classroom education; education; educational forums; industry representatives; research; technical communication; university/industry collaboration; Collaboration; Documentation; Educational products; Educational programs; Employment; Industrial training; Professional communication; Scheduling; Seminars; Writing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Professional Communication Conference, 1991. IPCC '91. Proceedings. The Engineered Communication., International

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0482-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IPCC.1991.172815

Filename

172815