Shaping Project Management Concepts for Technical Communication Students

Constance Kampf, Bernadette Longo

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Abstract

How does the technical communication curriculum prepare students for an increasingly "projectized" workplace? Theories of knowledge management, communities of practice, and project management practices are key concepts that our students need to be able to both understand and work within a "projectized" environment. So how can we as teachers go beyond the outcome of understanding concepts and help our students shape their own practice as project team participants and future project managers? We will present our experiences teaching and developing curriculum for project management in the Technical Communication undergraduate program at the University of Minnesota.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)250-257
Number of pages8
JournalIEEE International Professional Communication Conference
DOIs
StatePublished - 2003
Externally publishedYes
EventIPCC 2003 The Shape of Knowledge Proceedings: 2003 IEEE International Professional Communication Conference - Orlando, FL, United States
Duration: Sep 21 2003Sep 24 2003

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Communication
  • General Engineering

Keywords

  • Communities of practice
  • Education
  • Project management
  • Technical communication

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