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administrative, editorial/production, and arts. Each area
is unique and has its own unique problems.4
Statement of the Problem
The most common problem in the technical communication
career field is the lack of properly trained personnel,
because almost all of today's colleges and universities have
failed to offer adequate curricula to prepare students for a
career in that field.5
Purpose of the Study
The primary purpose of this study is to determine
whether a bachelor's degree program in technical communica-
tion is needed in Texas and to recommend a curriculum that
can serve as a guideline for such a program.
Questions
Questions answered in this study were: Is a technical
communication degree program needed in Texas? How has
industry performed technical communication tasks without
employees having technical communication degrees? What
impact would a technical communication degree program have
upon colleges or universities? What benefits would colleges
or universities derive by offering a technical communication
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statement by Roger Crouse, Technical Manual Coordina-
tor, Vought Corporation, Dallas, Texas, October 15, 1976.
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Walker, Ronald O. A Proposed Technical Communication Degree Program for Texas Colleges and Universities, thesis, May 1978; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc504196/m1/8/: accessed July 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .