Technical Communication Quarterly Jan 1992

Broadening the base of a technical communication program: An industrial/academic alliance

Deborah S. Bosley University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Abstract

Developing alliances with industry may be one of the primary factors in creating a technical communication program that blends sound rhetorical theory and pedagogy with the discourse knowledge of technical communication practitioners. Creating an Advisory Board is one way to forge this alliance. This article describes how such a board was created, the influence it had upon program development, and the insights both industry and academia gained from this alliance. Although industry and academia are not the same, both had overlapping goals: to develop a symbiotic relationship that would provide students and faculty with the technological expertise practicing technical communicators could offer, but, at the same time, to provide a construct true to the missions of a liberal education.

Journal
Technical Communication Quarterly
Published
1992-01-01
DOI
10.1080/10572259209359490
Open Access
Closed
Topics
technical communication

Citation Context

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