Does the curriculum fit the career? Some conclusions from a survey of graduates of a degree program in professional and technical communication

Journal of Technical Writing and Communication

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 391-399

  Coon, Anne C ^a   Scanlon, Patrick M ^a  

^a ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0442323630     PISSN: 00472816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/TL92-LKAT-C963-88WP     Document Type: Article

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