The Value of Faculty Internships in Technical Communication

Russel Hirst University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Abstract

Technical communication professionals have been considering the value of faculty internships in technical communication. Whether professional societies, or industry, will fund such internships on any large scale is still in question. I believe that faculty internships are a superb option for professional development and that the benefits to the profession of technical communication accruing from them justify their support. This article reviews the debate about this topic and then describes some benefits derived from a faculty internship I served in 1991.

Journal
Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
Published
1996-01-01
DOI
10.2190/vkml-ad6x-2xpe-dmur
Open Access
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  1. Technical Communication Quarterly
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  1. 10.1632/ade.76.32
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