Even if you’ve barely been awake for the last few years (um, actually 35 years…) in the Tech Comm world, you know there’s been talk back and forth about the value of certification in our field. In the larger sense, it’s really a discussion about quantifying what we do such that we can measure it. [...]
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Certified, or at least certifiable
Posted: July 18, 2010 in content management, Engineering, Technical communication, Usability5
As mentioned before, I teach baby engineers how to communicate at UCR. Engineering 180 – soon to be 180W for all engineer majors – is a required part of their program. They must pass the class. Because it’s a required class, we typically teach 4 quarters a year, including summer. They must take the class [...]