Technical Communications in Aeronautics: Results of an Exploratory Study. An Analysis of Managers' and Nonmanagers' Responses. NASA Technical Memorandum 101625.

Autor/inn/en	Pinelli, Thomas E.; und weitere
Institution	National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Hampton, VA. Langley Research Center.
Titel	Technical Communications in Aeronautics: Results of an Exploratory Study. An Analysis of Managers' and Nonmanagers' Responses. NASA Technical Memorandum 101625.
Quelle	(1989), (59 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Administrator Characteristics; Analysis of Variance; Communication Research; Engineers; Information Centers; Information Dissemination; Occupational Surveys; Professional Development; Scientific and Technical Information; Scientists; Technical Writing + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kommunikationsforschung; Informationsverbreitung; Berufsanalyse; Scientist; Wissenschaftler; Technical documentation; Technische Dokumentation
Abstract	Data collected from an exploratory study concerned with the technical communications practices of aerospace engineers and scientists were analyzed to test the primary assumption that aerospace managers and nonmanagers have different technical communications practices. Five secondary assumptions were established for the analysis: (1) that the importance of communicating technical information effectively is equally significant to aerospace managers and nonmanagers; (2) that the use and production of technical information and technical information products are different for managers and nonmanagers; (3) that the content for an undergraduate course in technical communications should be viewed differently by both groups; (4) that the use of libraries, technical information centers, and on-line (electronic) databases differs for managers and nonmanagers; and (5) that the use and importance of computer and information technology differs for aerospace managers and nonmanagers. Results indicated that aerospace managers and nonmanagers were found to have different technical communications practices for second, fourth, and fifth of the five assumptions tested. However, the evidence was neither conclusive nor compelling that the presumption of "difference" in "practices" could be attributed to the duties performed by aerospace managers and nonmanagers. (Twenty-seven tables of data are included, and an appendix containing the survey instrument is attached.) (KEH)
Anmerkungen	National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA 22161-2171 ($17.00).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC