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RE: Think outside the box - Re: A suspected can of worms
Subject:RE: Think outside the box - Re: A suspected can of worms From:"Finch, D Ted" <dtfinch -at- sandia -dot- gov> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 25 Jun 2003 14:49:52 -0600
I don't completely agree with DaLy. I don't believe that as technical
communicators we are required to know all about the area we want to work.
Maybe an tech writing / comm degree with a minor in what you are interested
in. I don't think that one could get the training and understanding of
writing/ rhetoric/ and design.
Besides I really think the mind has different gears for the writing versus
the science.
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-----Original Message-----
From: DaLy [mailto:swiggles247 -at- yahoo -dot- com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 12:50 PM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: RE: Think outside the box - Re: A suspected can of worms
------ Mark Baker wrote:
"And the best qualifications for most of those jobs
are not degrees or diplomas in technical
communication."
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Agreed! Following Mark's logic - if a person wants to
be a Technical Writer he/she should obtain a degree in
the field he/she wishes to write for. Further (again
following Mark's logic), a degree in Technical
Communications (for a Technical Writing position) is
useless in most areas, whereas an "Occupation-
Specific" degree (perhaps with a minor in English,
Journalism, Technical Communications, etc.) would be
the way to go.
Since my reply was to Ted's original post (i.e. A
suspected can of worms), in which he wrote: -
"Recently a college mentioned she felt that tech
writing/comm programs belonged in the engineering
department. Just wondering what you all though about
this"
The answer to his question is: A Technical
Writing/Communication program does not belong in the
Engineering department.
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