6. Trial and Error: Designing an Introductory Course to Technical Communication

Chen, Chen

doi:10.37514/tpc-b.2020.1121.2.06

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“…Precise and effectively conveyed technical documentation aids in the avoidance of errors in system design, implementation, and operation [6]. In addition, it minimizes risks and downtime by assisting with effective troubleshooting when problems arise.…”

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Breaking Barriers: Fostering Effective Technical Communication Training Across Corporate And Academic Sectors

Srivastava,

Sinha,

Shukla

2023

SFS

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The present study investigates the obstacles and prospects linked to improving technical communication instruction in academic and corporate settings. The necessity for business and academic training programs to seamlessly integrate becomes critical as the demand for excellent communication skills in the professional sector rises. This study explores the current roadblocks that prevent technical communication training from moving forward and suggests ways to improve cooperation, close gaps, and provide a more seamless learning environment. Technical communication degrees offered by colleges and universities are proliferating at an astonishing rate. In-house training programs and industry-serving writing consultants have become more prevalent at the same time. The philosophical, practical, environmental, and goal distinctions are apparent: academics aim to "educate," whereas workplaces aim to "train." However, for technical communication to advance as a discipline and a professional sector, education institutions must collaborate to create curricula that are genuinely helpful to all teaching locations. Despite numerous attempts to bridge the long-standing divide between academics and practitioners in technical communication, the field has not yet come together as a cohesive group. To determine the reasons behind the breach, this study examines the field's past. The paper uses information gathered from interviews with academics and practitioners to evaluate the current state of the academic and industry environments surrounding technical communication. Beneficial curriculum would equip students to work efficiently in an organizational setting, to expedite information generation and transfer procedures within the business, and to quickly adjust to the ever-changing landscape of technical communication. Education and training can and ought to complement one another. Increasing awareness among technical communicators about what the other group does, altering the paradigm for research and faculty requirements for technical communication academics, and working together to develop more internships for students in the field of technical communication are some ways to close the gap between academics and practitioners and create an environment that is supportive of collaborative research

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Breaking Barriers: Fostering Effective Technical Communication Training Across Corporate And Academic Sectors

Srivastava,

Sinha,

Shukla

2023

SFS

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“…Schreiber et al (2018) edited a special journal issue where the articles focused on the course's sustainability (Arduser, 2018;Carnegie, 2018); an examination of assignments to replicate the demands of the workplace (Francis, 2018); and a framework for contextual analysis to better position the course within institutional settings (St.Amant, 2018). More recently, Bay (2022) and Chen (2021) described their approaches to updating courses to include issues of justice and equity, while Doan (2021) discussed how instructors are teaching the common assignment of resumes and cover letters.…”

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A Field Wide Snapshot of Student Learning Outcomes in the Technical and Professional Communication Service Course

Griffith

Zarlengo

Melonçon

2022

Journal of Technical Writing and Communication

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Using the technical and professional communication service course as the site for research, and student learning outcomes (SLOs) as the specific focus, we gathered, coded, and analyzed 503 SLOs from 93 institutions. Our results show the top outcomes are rhetoric, genre, writing, design, and collaboration. We discuss these outcomes and then we offer programmatic implications drawn from the data that encourage technical and professional communication program administrators and faculty to use common SLOs, to improve outcome development, and to reconsider the purpose of the service course for students.

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6. Trial and Error: Designing an Introductory Course to Technical Communication

Abstract: Navigating discourses of power through relationships: A professional and technical communication intern negotiates a meaningful identity within a state legislature.

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Breaking Barriers: Fostering Effective Technical Communication Training Across Corporate And Academic Sectors

Breaking Barriers: Fostering Effective Technical Communication Training Across Corporate And Academic Sectors

A Field Wide Snapshot of Student Learning Outcomes in the Technical and Professional Communication Service Course

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