I recently read Tom Johnson’s post in response to an English and technical writing undergraduate major considering either law school or a pursuing more education in technical communication. Rather than post a comment, I thought I’d write a post on my blog as a trackback. Isn’t that what blogs are for, after all? As a response […]
A recent graduate talks about her experiences getting a masters degree in technical communication
In my previous post, I interviewed Diane Fleming who had completed a graduate degree in technical writing later in her career. Today’s interview is with Melissa Burpo, who has completed the coursework and internship portions of the graduate program but still needs to write up her internship report (an equivalent assignment to a master’s thesis) […]
Should I get a graduate degree in technical writing? Interviews with those who have
It’s no secret that I have a masters degree in technical and scientific communication from Miami University. With all the hype about Web 2.0, outsourcing, crowdsourcing, and social media like wikis, an interesting question that I get asked occasionally is, “should I get a graduate degree in technical writing?” I’ve had quite a few interesting […]