Approaches to professionalism - A codified body of knowledge

IEEE International Professional Communication Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 679-688

  Rainey, Kenneth T ^a,b,c,d  

^a SOUTHERN POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Information Design and Communication ^*

^c Humanities and Technical Communication Department

^d Society for Technical Communication   (United States)

Author keywords

Body of knowledge; Certification; Discipline; Profession

Indexed keywords

CODIFICATION; ENCYCLOPEDIA; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION;

KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING; REGISTRATION OF ENGINEERS; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

EID: 33745236869     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IPCC.2005.1494239     Document Type: Conference Paper

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