research-article Share on Changing times: changing skills Author: JoAnn Hackos Comtech Services Comtech ServicesView Profile Authors Info & Claims Communication Design QuarterlyVolume 3Issue 2February 2015 pp 7–12https://doi.org/10.1145/2752853.2752854Published:27 March 2015Publication History 4citation33DownloadsMetricsTotal Citations4Total Downloads33Last 12 Months3Last 6 weeks1 Get Citation AlertsNew Citation Alert added!This alert has been successfully added and will be sent to:You will be notified whenever a record that you have chosen has been cited.To manage your alert preferences, click on the button below.Manage my AlertsNew Citation Alert!Please log in to your account Save to BinderSave to BinderCreate a New BinderNameCancelCreateExport CitationPublisher SiteGet Access

To identify some of the research questions and needs of most importance to industry professionals and academics, we conducted a Technical Communication Industry Research Survey that posed a common set of questions about research. Here we report the results, which suggest some differing priorities for academics and industry professionals, but also some shared priorities that might help guide disciplinary research, including content strategy, user behavior, metrics/measurements, and process/practices.