Technical Communication Quarterly Oct 2015

Creativity Counts: Why Study Abroad Matters to Technical and Professional Communication

Brian D. Ballentine West Virginia University

Abstract

Technical communication programs preparing students to perform as symbolic analytic workers can improve a student's creative problem-solving abilities by offering study-abroad opportunities. Newer research from the field of psychology is used as a conceptual framework for discussing the author's development of curriculum for a study-abroad offering within a professional writing program. Details on the study-abroad curriculum proposal such as course assignments, readings, credit hours, and program destination and logistics are included.

Journal
Technical Communication Quarterly
Published
2015-10-02
DOI
10.1080/10572252.2015.1078846
Open Access
Closed
Topics
professional writing

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