Academy-Industry Relationships and Partnerships : Perspectives for Technical Communicators.

Academy-Industry Relationships and Partnerships: Perspectives for Technical Communicators -- Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Foreword: Considering Partnerships and Relationships in the Field -- Introduction: Rethinking the Nature of Academy-Industry Partnerships and Relationships -- SECTION I: PROGRAMMATIC PERSPECTIVES -- CHAPTER 1 Stakeholder Theory and Technical Communication Academic Programs -- CHAPTER 2 A Technical Communication Venture in Building Academic-Entrepreneur Relations and Partnerships -- CHAPTER 3 Establishing Program-Specific Assessment Standards for Experiential Learning Courses -- SECTION II: INDUSTRY CONTEXTS -- CHAPTER 4 Creating Bridges with Internships -- CHAPTER 5 Collaborating with Industry Using Mentoring Programs and Internships -- CHAPTER 6 Academic/Government Partnerships: Theoretical Underpinnings for Improving Online Writing -- SECTION III: ENGAGEMENT VENUES -- CHAPTER 7 Engagement Through Emerging Technologies: A Humanistic Perspective on Academe-Industry Relationships and Partnerships -- CHAPTER 8 Accommodationist and Constructivist Approaches to Academic-Industry Partnerships in a Usability and User-Experience Facility -- CHAPTER 9 Making Space for Community Voices: Rhetoric, Engagement, and the Possibilities for Partnerships -- SECTION IV: RESEARCH AND WRITING OPPORTUNITIES -- CHAPTER 10 Research Agendas for Technical and Professional Communication Programs -- CHAPTER 11 Theorizing a Practical Rhetoric for Virtual Collaboration among Writers in Academia and Industry -- Afterword: A Neophyte Discovers Technical Writing and Is On His Own -- Contributors -- Index -- Back Cover.