Who Teaches Technical and Professional Communication Service Courses?: Survey Results and Case Studies from a National Study of Instructors from All Carnegie Institutional Types

Authors

Sarah Read, Portland State UniversityFollow
Michael J. Michaud, Rhode Island College

Sponsor

The authors would like to acknowledge the support of a 2015 CCCC Research Initiative Grant.

Published In

Programmatic Perspectives

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-2018

Subjects

Communication of technical information --Study and teaching (Higher) -- Surveys, Universities and colleges -- United States -- Curriculum

Abstract

In this article, we offer answers to the question, “Who teaches the technical and professional communication service course and in what institutional situations?” We present data from a national online survey of technical and professional communication instructors from across all Carnegie institutional types (2- and 4-year). In addition, we share four case-studies of survey respondents whose situations present the greatest challenges facing those who seek to improve or reform the technical and professional communication service course. We close the article by putting the case studies into the context of the reported survey data and arguing for how advocates for the technical and professional communication course might use the data to initiate a national discussion that accommodates all stakeholders.

Description

© 2018 CPTSC

Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/25347

Citation Details

Read, S. and Michaud, M. (2018). Who Teaches Technical and Professional Communication Service Courses?: Survey Results and Case Studies from a National Study of Instructors from All Carnegie Institutional Types. Programmatic Perspectives, 10(1), Spring 2018: pp. 77-109.