Journal of Technical Writing and Communication Jan 1976

External Examiners for Technical Writing Courses

Thomas M. Sawyer University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Abstract

External examiners drawn from industry and from other universities have been used in a course in technical writing. The evolution of this scheme is described and other teachers of technical writing are urged to adopt it.

Journal
Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
Published
1976-01-01
DOI
10.2190/altc-j8x5-rgvn-4037
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Open Access
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writing pedagogy technical communication
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Cited by in this index (2)

  1. Allen (1993)
    The role(s) of assessment in technical communication: A review of the literature
    Technical Communication Quarterly
  2. Hamlin et al. (1983)
    A Model for Technical Communication
    Journal of Technical Writing and Communication

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