"In the field of technical communication, academics and industry practitioners alike regularly encounter the same question: ""What exactly is it you do?"" Their responses often reveal a fundamental difference of perspective on what the field is and how it operates. For example, academics might discuss ideas in terms of rhetorical theory, while practitioners might explain concepts through more practical approaches involving best business practices. And such differences can have important implications for how the field, as a whole, moves forward over time. This collection explores ideas related to forging effective academia-industry relationships and partnerships so members of the field can begin a dialogue designed to foster communication and collaboration among academics and industry practitioners in technical communication. To address the various factors that can affect such interactions, the contributions in this collection represent a broad range of approaches that technical communicators can use to establish effective academy-industry partnerships and relationships in relation to an area of central interest to both: education. The 11 chapters thus present different perspectives on and ideas for achieving this goal. In so doing, the contributors discuss programmatic concerns, workplace contexts, outreach programs, and research and writing. The result is a text that examines different general contexts in which academia-industry relationships and partnerships can be established and maintained. It also provides readers with a reference for exploring such interactions."
By:
Tracy Bridgeford,
Kirk St. Amant
Imprint: Baywood Publishing Company Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 15mm
Weight: 385g
ISBN: 9780895039071
ISBN 10: 0895039079
Series: Baywood's Technical Communications
Pages: 260
Publication Date: 30 October 2015
Audience:
Adult education
,
Professional and scholarly
,
Tertiary & Higher Education
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Foreword: Considering Partnerships and Relationships in the Field Carolyn Rude Introduction: Rethinking the Nature of Academy-Industry Partnerships and Relationships Kirk St.Amant SECTION I: PROGRAMMATIC PERSPECTIVES CHAPTER 1 Stakeholder Theory and Technical Communication Academic Programs Jim Nugent and Laurence José CHAPTER 2 A Technical Communication Venture in Building Academic-Entrepreneur Relations and Partnerships John M. Spartz and Ryan P. Weber CHAPTER 3 Establishing Program-Specific Assessment Standards for Experiential Learning Courses Kenneth R. Price SECTION II: INDUSTRY CONTEXTS CHAPTER 4 Creating Bridges with Internships Susan M. Katz CHAPTER 5 Collaborating with Industry Using Mentoring Programs and Internships Herb J. Smith CHAPTER 6 Academic/Government Partnerships: Theoretical Underpinnings for Improving Online Writing Barbara A. Heifferon SECTION III: ENGAGEMENT VENUES CHAPTER 7 Engagement Through Emerging Technologies: A Humanistic Perspective on Academe-Industry Relationships and Partnerships Russell G. Carpenter CHAPTER 8 Accommodationist and Constructivist Approaches to Academic-Industry Partnerships in a Usability and User-Experience Facility Tharon Howard CHAPTER 9 Making Space for Community Voices: Rhetoric, Engagement, and the Possibilities for Partnerships James M. Dubinsky SECTION IV: RESEARCH AND WRITING OPPORTUNITIES CHAPTER 10 Research Agendas for Technical and Professional Communication Programs Stephen A. Bernhardt CHAPTER 11 Theorizing a Practical Rhetoric for Virtual Collaboration among Writers in Academia and Industry Charlotte A. Robidoux, Beth L. Hewett, and David W. Overbey Afterword: A Neophyte Discovers Technical Writing and Is On His Own Dan Riordan Contributors Index
Tracy Bridgeford, Kirk St. Amant
