1st Edition
Academy-Industry Relationships and Partnerships Perspectives for Technical Communicators
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
Biography
Tracy Bridgeford, Kirk St. Amant
