Finding their place in TC: Using a community of practice model to research emerging TC professionals

IEEE International Professional Communication Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 524-533

  Lappenbusch, Steve ^a,b   Turns, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b University of Washington s   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Communities of practice; Engineering education; Portfolios; Technical communication education

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE; PORTFOLIOS; TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION EDUCATION;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LEARNING SYSTEMS; PERSONNEL TRAINING; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

TECHNICAL WRITING;

EID: 33745276816     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IPCC.2005.1494220     Document Type: Conference Paper

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