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Apprenticeships (was RE: Even the CEO of Monster lies on his resume)
Subject:Apprenticeships (was RE: Even the CEO of Monster lies on his resume) From:"Sean Brierley" <sbri -at- haestad -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 21 Jan 2003 13:45:10 -0500
IMHO, technical writing benefits from a degree, but that's hardly the
only need. Technical writing is a trade, and those practicing it need to
apprentice somewhere. I believe we call it mentoring now, or something
like that. I have found that this apprenticeship process is sometimes
absent or poorly-done . . .. I think the STC would do well to structure
an apprentice program in the absence of other standards.
I agree about schools turning out crappy degrees--tech writing,
"usability," etc. just to make money.
What I don't like is that some universities, to attract more money, have
compressed the time needed for an MBA, to get extra $$$; or offer 'lite'
degrees. There are a few universities here in Canada, that offer 3 year
degrees, or with life-experiences, bring it down to 2 years. When you
get
outside, you've learned nothing of value (other than the current
movie-list
of the last 30 years, and some proper Yoga techniques). I guess
universities, are businesses too. What worries me, is finding my local
university advertised on the outside of match-stick covers.
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