Meeting Corporate Needs: How Technical Writing can Prepare Students for Today's Changing Work Place
| Autor: | Sharon J. Gerson, Steven M. Gerson |
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| Rok vydání: | 1994 |
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Teamwork Engineering Point (typography) Higher education Technical writing business.industry Communication media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences 050801 communication & media studies 02 engineering and technology Public relations Business model Education Management 0508 media and communications Work (electrical) 020204 information systems 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Organizational communication business media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Technical Writing and Communication. 24:197-206 |
| ISSN: | 1541-3780 0047-2816 |
| DOI: | 10.2190/vrnh-b51q-6pr5-4pkp |
| Popis: | How can Technical Writing teachers better prepare students for their careers? Corporations suggest that they want employees who can work together on teams, solve problems, and communicate. This requirement is due to the changing nature of business which is no longer industrial, employing a top-down managerial hierarchy. Today's businesses focus on information and employ a horizontal management which leans heavily on the employee who works in inter-organizational teams. First, we show our students how writing is a problem-solving activity. Next, we emphasize this point by assigning numerous short and long team projects which require problem solving and communication. |
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