Not a case of either-or (technical communication)

The author expands on four aspects of the interaction of the engineer and the technical communication specialist: (1) the various tasks that make up the technical publication process; (2) the interactive but shifting role of these two participants as determined by purpose and readership; (3) the reader-advocate function of the communication specialist which can, in fact, affect future engineering designs; and (4) the changing academic preparation for the media-oriented technical communication specialist. It is emphasized that current computer documentation provides an excellent example of the growing interaction between these two specialists.<
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