Title :
New models for sharing responsibilities in the preparation of technical communicators
Author :
Zimmerman, Muriel
Author_Institution :
California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Abstract :
In response to advances in computer technology, academic programs in technical communication are challenged to rethink the basic curriculum. To prepare students for work, we now need expensive and specialized computer labs as well as software training not regularly available in university settings. New partnerships are being formed with work place and community mentors, with shared responsibilities for the preparation of technical communicators, and faculty members are sometimes assuming roles traditionally assigned to development officers
Keywords :
computer literacy; employment; technical presentation; training; academic programs; community mentors; computer lab; computer technology; faculty members; responsibility sharing models; software training; technical communicator preparation; university settings; work place mentors; Collaboration; Computer graphics; Education; Employment; Engineering profession; Hardware; Human factors; Professional communication; Web sites; Writing;
Conference_Titel :
Professional Communication Conference, 1999. IPCC 99. Communication Jazz: Improvising the New International Communication Culture. Proceedings. 1999 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5709-4
DOI :
10.1109/IPCC.1999.799100
