Re: The "Perfect" Course of Study for a Technical Writer

["Patricia Egan" <capdev -dot- communications -at- gmail -dot- com>]

People on this thread might find of interest an article by Aimee L.
Whiteside, "The skills that technical communicators need: An investigation
of technical communication graduates, managers, and curricula," Journal of
Technical Writing and Communication, Vol. 33(4), 303-318, 2003.

Pat


On 8/22/08, John Posada <jposada99 -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
>
> > > I was thinking what the "perfect" technical writing degree would
> consist of
> > > so that students would be the most marketable post-college. <snip>
> > > Here's my list:
> > >
> > > Writing Coursework:
> > > * English Composition/Grammar (all the complete basics)
> > > * Technical Writing
>
>
> Isn't this what certification would do, except not only define the
> "perfect technical writing degree", but document it and show you have
> experience practicing it?
>
>
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