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Papers by Gerald Savage
The WAC Clearinghouse; University Press of Colorado eBooks, Aug 4, 2023
IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, 2014
Resources in Technical Communication: Outcomes and Approaches, 2007
Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 2010
This article reports a study of internship requirements in technical communication programs compa... more This article reports a study of internship requirements in technical communication programs compared with three established professions and one emerging profession that have certification or licensing requirements for practitioners. The study addresses three questions about technical communication internship programs: 1) Are internships offered as a way to fulfill program academic credit requirements? 2) If internships are offered, are they required or elective? 3) What are the minimum/maximum academic credits allowed for internships toward fulfillment of program requirements and the number of workplace hours of internship required? To answer these questions we focused on three elements of internship program management: academic credits, workplace hours per academic credit, and total workplace hours required. Our findings indicate that there is considerable disparity for these factors among programs in our field and that we lack criteria similar to those used in established professi...
Assessment in Technical and Professional Communication, 2010
If published work is at all a reliable indicator, the issue of human rights has not yet emerged a... more If published work is at all a reliable indicator, the issue of human rights has not yet emerged as a consistent thread in professional communication scholarship: but over the past decade the literature has addressed themes related to the larger issue of human rights. Such themes include, among others, social justice and globalization; critical responses to development and globalization; critical race theory and whiteness studies; and discourses of diverse publics and indigenous knowledges (Agboka, 2013a, 2013b; Bowdon, 2004; Broadfoot & Munshi, 2007; Haas, 2012; Johnson, Pimentel, & Pimentel, 2008; Lipus, 2006; Mattson, 2013; Nugent, 2013; Savage & Mattson, 2011; Savage & Matveeva, 2011; Smith, 2012; Surma, 2005; Voss & Flammia, 2007; Walton, 2013; Williams, 2010; Williams & Pimentel, 2012); (T. Herrington, 2011; T. K. Herrington, 2001). Williams and Pimentel noted a “reticence to discuss such topics in technical communication research and literature” (272). And yet, we cannot prete...
Technical Communication Quarterly, 1996
... Related Items: Show Related Items. Click on any of the links below to perform a new search. T... more ... Related Items: Show Related Items. Click on any of the links below to perform a new search. Title: Redefining the Responsibilities of Teachers and the Social Position of the Technical Communicator. Authors: Savage, Gerald J. ...
Technical Communication Quarterly, 1996
Technical Communication Quarterly, 1996
Inquiry: Critical Thinking Across the Disciplines, 1998
Communication & Language at Work, 2013
connexions international professional communication journal, 2016
Technical Communication Quarterly, 2002
... 258 pp. Reviewed by Gerald Savage, Illinois State University ... Kermit Campbell praises Swea... more ... 258 pp. Reviewed by Gerald Savage, Illinois State University ... Kermit Campbell praises Swearingen for bringing together the “unlikely tandem” of race and rhetoric as a conference issue, but he cautions against treating the juxtaposition too simplistically. ...
Rhetoric Professional Communication and Globalization Journal, 2010
Narrating Intercultural Engineering and Technical Communication, 2013
Technical Communication Quarterly, 2013
Through narratives based on the real experiences of working professionals, Negotiating Cultural E... more Through narratives based on the real experiences of working professionals, Negotiating Cultural Encounters: Narrating Intercultural Engineering and Technical Communication covers a range of design, development, research, and documentation projects—offering an authentic picture of today's international workplace. Narrative contributors present firsthand experience and perspectives on the complexities and challenges of working with multicultural team members, international vendors, and diverse customers; additional suggested readings and discussion questions provide students with information on relevant cultural factors and invite them to think deeply and critically about the narratives.
The WAC Clearinghouse; University Press of Colorado eBooks, Aug 4, 2023
IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, 2014
Resources in Technical Communication: Outcomes and Approaches, 2007
Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 2010
This article reports a study of internship requirements in technical communication programs compa... more This article reports a study of internship requirements in technical communication programs compared with three established professions and one emerging profession that have certification or licensing requirements for practitioners. The study addresses three questions about technical communication internship programs: 1) Are internships offered as a way to fulfill program academic credit requirements? 2) If internships are offered, are they required or elective? 3) What are the minimum/maximum academic credits allowed for internships toward fulfillment of program requirements and the number of workplace hours of internship required? To answer these questions we focused on three elements of internship program management: academic credits, workplace hours per academic credit, and total workplace hours required. Our findings indicate that there is considerable disparity for these factors among programs in our field and that we lack criteria similar to those used in established professi...
Assessment in Technical and Professional Communication, 2010
If published work is at all a reliable indicator, the issue of human rights has not yet emerged a... more If published work is at all a reliable indicator, the issue of human rights has not yet emerged as a consistent thread in professional communication scholarship: but over the past decade the literature has addressed themes related to the larger issue of human rights. Such themes include, among others, social justice and globalization; critical responses to development and globalization; critical race theory and whiteness studies; and discourses of diverse publics and indigenous knowledges (Agboka, 2013a, 2013b; Bowdon, 2004; Broadfoot & Munshi, 2007; Haas, 2012; Johnson, Pimentel, & Pimentel, 2008; Lipus, 2006; Mattson, 2013; Nugent, 2013; Savage & Mattson, 2011; Savage & Matveeva, 2011; Smith, 2012; Surma, 2005; Voss & Flammia, 2007; Walton, 2013; Williams, 2010; Williams & Pimentel, 2012); (T. Herrington, 2011; T. K. Herrington, 2001). Williams and Pimentel noted a “reticence to discuss such topics in technical communication research and literature” (272). And yet, we cannot prete...
Technical Communication Quarterly, 1996
... Related Items: Show Related Items. Click on any of the links below to perform a new search. T... more ... Related Items: Show Related Items. Click on any of the links below to perform a new search. Title: Redefining the Responsibilities of Teachers and the Social Position of the Technical Communicator. Authors: Savage, Gerald J. ...
Technical Communication Quarterly, 1996
Technical Communication Quarterly, 1996
Inquiry: Critical Thinking Across the Disciplines, 1998
Communication & Language at Work, 2013
connexions international professional communication journal, 2016
Technical Communication Quarterly, 2002
... 258 pp. Reviewed by Gerald Savage, Illinois State University ... Kermit Campbell praises Swea... more ... 258 pp. Reviewed by Gerald Savage, Illinois State University ... Kermit Campbell praises Swearingen for bringing together the “unlikely tandem” of race and rhetoric as a conference issue, but he cautions against treating the juxtaposition too simplistically. ...
Rhetoric Professional Communication and Globalization Journal, 2010
Narrating Intercultural Engineering and Technical Communication, 2013
Technical Communication Quarterly, 2013
Through narratives based on the real experiences of working professionals, Negotiating Cultural E... more Through narratives based on the real experiences of working professionals, Negotiating Cultural Encounters: Narrating Intercultural Engineering and Technical Communication covers a range of design, development, research, and documentation projects—offering an authentic picture of today's international workplace. Narrative contributors present firsthand experience and perspectives on the complexities and challenges of working with multicultural team members, international vendors, and diverse customers; additional suggested readings and discussion questions provide students with information on relevant cultural factors and invite them to think deeply and critically about the narratives.