Do curricula correspond to managerial expectations? Core competencies for technical communicators.(APPLIED RESEARCH) From: Technical Communication | Date: August 1, 2005| Author: Rainey, Kenneth T.; Turner, Roy K.; Dayton, David | COPYRIGHT 2005 Society for Technical Communication. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

SUMMARY

* Reports competencies from the 10 largest undergraduate programs and survey ratings of core competencies by 67 technical communication managers

* Compares managers' opinions with skills that technical communication programs stress

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INTRODUCTION

This study is part of an ongoing effort to determine the core competencies of technical communicators by looking at a variety of data. We have researched existing s...

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