Journal of Business and Technical Communication Jan 1997

On-Line Documentation: Its Place in a Two-Year College's Technical Writing Curriculum

KATHLEEN McCABE

Abstract

This article considers on-line documentation's place in a two-year college's technical communication program. Such a course can be successful if instructors (1) emphasize design principles rather than a particular software package; (2) build on rhetorical skills students already possess, while developing the new skills necessary for authoring documents for the computer screen; and (3) acknowledge the need for their own professional development.

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Journal of Business and Technical Communication
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1997-01-01
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10.1177/1050651997011001005
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rhetorical criticism two-year college technical communication professional writing digital rhetoric
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