Do curricula correspond to managerial expectations? Core competencies for technical communicators

Technical Communication

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 323-352

  Rainey, Kenneth T ^a   Turner, Roy K ^a   Dayton, David ^a  

^a SOUTHERN POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 23744461154     PISSN: 00493155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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