New Perspectives on the Technical Communication Internship: Professionalism in the Workplace

Autor/in	Bourelle, Tiffany
Titel	New Perspectives on the Technical Communication Internship: Professionalism in the Workplace
Quelle	In: Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 44 (2014) 2, S.171-189 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0047-2816
Schlagwörter	Technical Writing; Internship Programs; Workplace Learning; Curriculum Development; Service Learning; Educational Benefits; Nonprofit Organizations; Course Organization; Educational Change; Educational Practices; College English; Majors (Students); Grantsmanship; Proposal Writing; Academic Standards; Organizational Culture; Arizona + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Technical documentation; Technische Dokumentation; Berufspraktische Ausbildung; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Service-Learning; Bildungsertrag; Nonprofit-Organisation; Course organisation; Kurskonzept; Bildungsreform; Bildungspraxis; Antragstellung; Unternehmenskultur
Abstract	This article argues for developing linked courses in technical communication where the instructor facilitates a service-learning curriculum and then serves as faculty advisor within subsequent internships. In these linked courses, students write technical documents before moving into internships where they write similar documents. Specifically, the article examines the results from one such class and offers both theoretical and practical advice for collaborating with nonprofit and creating internships that are beneficial for both the students and the nonprofit. In addition, the discussion highlights students' preparedness to enter the field of technical communication, as evidenced through their internship work and their final reflections. Through careful consideration of the nonprofit' responses, I suggest making changes to professional and technical communication curricula for linked courses and internships, including the addition of an objective of professionalism that teaches students to not only write in a professional manner, but to also consider their actions and responsibilities within the context of an organizational culture. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01