IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication Mar 1999

Genre in the field of computer science and computer engineering

T. Orr

Abstract

Based on a study of nearly 200 international faculty in the field of computer science and computer engineering, roughly 90 written genres in the computing discipline are identified and organized according to five central aims in the profession: generation, procuration, dissemination, evaluation, and regulation. The importance of writing in the field is discussed, and recommendations for further research follow to encourage greater breadth and depth in the identification and study of generic corpora characteristic of specific professional communities. Benefits of such research assist students preparing to enter a profession, working professionals wishing to improve their writing in a profession, and writing specialists who offer training or editorial services for a profession.

Journal
IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication
Published
1999-03-01
DOI
10.1109/47.749365
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Open Access
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Topics
modern rhetorical theory genre theory assessment digital rhetoric
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