Title

A Desktop Publishing Course: An Alternative To Internships For Rural Universities

Abstract

Technical writing programs housed in geographically isolated universities face great challenges in regard to getting students career-related work experience. A course in desktop publishing can provide students at rural schools with experience equivalent to internships. In the desktop publishing course I taught at Murray State University, in addition to learning principles of layout and design, students faced many challenges like those that will confront them in the workplace. They worked on projects that entailed real financial constraints and deadlines; they were required to modify their work after receiving reviews from several different individuals. In addition to providing students with experience, the course provided benefits to the university in terms of services and public relations. © 1992, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. All rights reserved.

Publication Date

9-1-1992

Publication Title

Technical Communication Quarterly

Volume

1

Issue

4

Number of Pages

43-57

Document Type

Article

Identifier

scopus

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1080/10572259209359512

Socpus ID

33747235144 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/33747235144

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