Technical communication in the United Kingdom: the academic and professional contexts

Yvonne  Cleary; Marie McCullagh

doi:10.1109/ProComm48883.2020.00007

Technical communication in the United Kingdom: the academic and professional contexts

Yvonne Cleary, Marie McCullagh

School of Languages & Applied Linguistics

University of Limerick

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Abstract

Although technical communication is an active field of work in the United Kingdom, currently no academic programs are offered in this discipline. Interviews with practitioners, a company owner, and members of the board of the Institute for Scientific and Technical Communicators explore technical communication in the UK, specifically focusing on education and training, professional associations and communities, professional practice, and the future of the discipline. Findings reveal that, without an academic foundation, the profession is relatively unknown and practitioners have qualifications in other, sometimes unrelated, disciplines. While the current labor market is positive, interviewees are uncertain about future developments.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE International Professional Communication Conference (ProComm)
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-7281-5563-0
ISBN (Print)	978-1-7281-5564-7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ProComm48883.2020.00007
Publication status	Published - 21 Sep 2020
Event	2020 IEEE International Professional Communication Conference (ProComm) - Kennesaw, United States Duration: 19 Jul 2020 → 22 Jul 2020

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Name	Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE International Professional Communication Conference (ProComm)
Publisher	IEEE
ISSN (Print)	2158-091X
ISSN (Electronic)	2158-1002

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Conference	2020 IEEE International Professional Communication Conference (ProComm)
Country/Territory	United States
City	Kennesaw
Period	19/07/20 → 22/07/20

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Cleary, Y., & McCullagh, M. (2020). Technical communication in the United Kingdom: the academic and professional contexts. In Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE International Professional Communication Conference (ProComm) (Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE International Professional Communication Conference (ProComm)). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ProComm48883.2020.00007

Cleary, Yvonne ; McCullagh, Marie. / Technical communication in the United Kingdom: the academic and professional contexts. Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE International Professional Communication Conference (ProComm). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2020. (Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE International Professional Communication Conference (ProComm)).

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Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE International Professional Communication Conference (ProComm). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2020. (Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE International Professional Communication Conference (ProComm)).

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Cleary Y, McCullagh M. Technical communication in the United Kingdom: the academic and professional contexts. In Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE International Professional Communication Conference (ProComm). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2020. (Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE International Professional Communication Conference (ProComm)). doi: 10.1109/ProComm48883.2020.00007

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