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Subject:Grad School From:AZUROSE -at- aol -dot- com To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com Date:Mon, 16 Oct 2000 04:01:14 EDT
I would appreciate some input on the importance (or unimportance) of
graduate-level instruction in the technical writing profession. Does it pay
off? Do graduate programs adequately preparing students to function as
effective technical communicators in the real world?