Using learning communities to teach technical communication in accounting

IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 135-145

  Gelinas, Ulric J ^a   Rama, D V ^b   Skelton, Terrance M ^a  

^a BENTLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TEACHING; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS; TECHNICAL WRITING;

COMMUNICATION SKILLS; LEARNING COMMUNITY; TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION;

COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0030244487     PISSN: 03611434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/47.536262     Document Type: Article

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