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Sorry if I'm a bit late on this (I'm on digest),
but I couldn't resist adding my own tuppence worth.
I've been finding all of this discussion about
university tech writing courses very interesting...
probably in part because I did a Chemical Physics
degree (followed by an IT conversion when it became
apparent that a. I didn't want to spend my life in a
lab and b. I couldn't get a job anyhow 'cos I
graduated in a recession).
I didn't know, back then, of course, that I would
find my elusive vocation in tech writing - but it
seems significant to me that I did consider a joint
honours in English and Physics.
Jessica Nealon's comment:
> Elitism runs deep in the English department.
rang a bell. When I went to interview at the
university that offered this course (Keele, in
Staffordshire, England - basically they allowed you
to do choose any two subjects and call it a degree
course), the Physics professor was rather encouraging
but the English one made some comment about people
who mixed arts and science subjects never doing very
well in either. I could have taken this as a challenge
and gone on to proove him wrong, but instead I decided
that I didn't like his attitude and went to Sussex
University (which had the huge advantage of being near
Brighton - which is a very cool town, if a little
expensive) instead.
Ah well. That's history now. I'm still wondering about
getting a little academic approval for what I do, though
- anyone know of any decent open learning courses out
there?
Amanda Bates
Technical Author
NetShift Software
Newbury
UK
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