Teaching technical communication in an era of distributed work: A case study of collaboration between u.s. and swedish students

Technical Communication Quarterly

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 327-352

  Paretti, Marie C ^a   McNair, Lisa D ^a   Holloway Attaway, Lissa ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Bleckinge Institute of Technology   (Sweden)

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EID: 42349109776     PISSN: 10572252     EISSN: 15427625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10572250701291087     Document Type: Article

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