Journal of Technical Writing and Communication Jan 1981

Surveys in Two-Year Technical Communication Curriculum Development

R. John Brockmann Arizona State University

Abstract

Mail survey research exists which can provide guidelines in the development of two-year college technical communications curriculum. This paper describes what surveys exist; where they have been reported; and what they have found. Close examination reveals that there are areas of research saturation and areas of research deficiency. By developing new types of questions to cover these areas of research deficiency, future researchers will be able to analyze vital new areas of knowledge.

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Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
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1981-01-01
DOI
10.2190/4l3n-x9t6-9p4q-gcy3
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curriculum design two-year college technical communication empirical research
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