Purpose: This paper updates Harner & Rich's 2005 survey of undergraduate degree
programs in technical and professional communication (TPC) in the US and provides …

This practical volume provides a thorough introduction to conducting and critically reading
research in technical communication, complete with exemplars of research articles for study …

Most of the data that the authors gathered were qualitative. They planned and conducted
three geographically dispersed focus groups across the United States, with a total of 47 …

Purpose: Technical communication (TC) is an emerging topic which has received attention
in both the field of language studies and among the technical profession in the last few …

Research problem: Studies how one entrepreneur acquired, applied, and fit frames to her
startup venture and stakeholders over one year. Research questions: How do pitchers …

This study examines design aspects that shape human/machine collaboration between
wearers of smart hearing aids and their networked aids. The Starkey Halo hearing aid and …

Purpose: This study highlights key behaviors three professional technical communicators
(TCs) used to enhance their professional identities and value in unique organizational …

Technical communication practice can change rapidly over time and across organizations.
As a result, lifelong learning is an important mind-set, yet few studies explore how technical …

This qualitative study compares how technical communicators (TCs) and subject matter
experts (SMEs) characterize the role and value of the TC. Seven TCs and eight SMEs …

To prepare students for careers postgraduation, many academic programs have added
components, such as service-learning projects (civic oriented, real-audience tasks) and …