Why we chose rhetoric necessity, ethics, and the (Re)making of a professional writing program

Journal of Business and Technical Communication

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 48-64

  Spigelman, Candace ^a   Grobman, Laurie ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic program; Business communication; Classical rhetoric; Contemporary rhetoric; Professional communication; Professional communication degree program; Technical communication; Workplace writing

Indexed keywords

EID: 29744455813     PISSN: 10506519     EISSN: 15524574     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1050651905281039     Document Type: Review

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