Explores ideas related to forging effective academia-industry relationships and partnerships so members of the field can begin a dialogue designed to foster communication and collaboration among academics and industry practitioners in technical communication. The 11 chapters present different perspectives on and ideas for achieving this goal.

Tracy Bridgeford, Kirk St. Amant

Foreword: Considering Partnerships and Relationships in the Field Carolyn Rude

Introduction: Rethinking the Nature of Academy-Industry Partnerships and Relationships Kirk St.Amant

SECTION I: PROGRAMMATIC PERSPECTIVES
CHAPTER 1 Stakeholder Theory and Technical Communication Academic Programs Jim Nugent and Laurence José

CHAPTER 2 A Technical Communication Venture in Building Academic-Entrepreneur Relations and Partnerships John M. Spartz and Ryan P. Weber

CHAPTER 3 Establishing Program-Specific Assessment Standards for Experiential Learning Courses Kenneth R. Price

SECTION II: INDUSTRY CONTEXTS
CHAPTER 4 Creating Bridges with Internships Susan M. Katz

CHAPTER 5 Collaborating with Industry Using Mentoring Programs and Internships Herb J. Smith

CHAPTER 6 Academic/Government Partnerships: Theoretical Underpinnings for Improving Online Writing Barbara A. Heifferon

SECTION III: ENGAGEMENT VENUES
CHAPTER 7 Engagement Through Emerging Technologies: A Humanistic Perspective on Academe-Industry Relationships and Partnerships Russell G. Carpenter

CHAPTER 8 Accommodationist and Constructivist Approaches to Academic-Industry Partnerships in a Usability and User-Experience Facility Tharon Howard

CHAPTER 9 Making Space for Community Voices: Rhetoric, Engagement, and the Possibilities for Partnerships James M. Dubinsky

SECTION IV: RESEARCH AND WRITING OPPORTUNITIES
CHAPTER 10 Research Agendas for Technical and Professional Communication Programs Stephen A. Bernhardt

CHAPTER 11 Theorizing a Practical Rhetoric for Virtual Collaboration among Writers in Academia and Industry Charlotte A. Robidoux, Beth L. Hewett, and David W. Overbey

Afterword: A Neophyte Discovers Technical Writing and Is On His Own Dan Riordan

Contributors

Index