TCQSpring2008


 * [a bit more about journal would be helpful, but good presentation of key phrases and then interpretation of topics of articles included]

Technical Communication Quarterly **

** Aims and Scope ** TCQ is a refereed journal that publishes research focused on technical communication in academic, scientific, technical, business, governmental, and related organizational or social contexts. Articles in TCQ combine theoretical and practical perspectives. All articles have a sound basis in theory, use accessible examples and illustrations, and include implications for teaching, research, or practice in technical communication. Articles cover a range of topics that include communication design, pedagogical approaches, the role of digital technologies, ethics, the rhetoric of workplaces or professions, the practices of publication management, dialogue between academics and practitioners, research methods, and connections between social practices and organizational discourse. =** ||

-Cross Cultural Rhetoric -Teaching Online -Industry Case Studies -Rhetoric in Science -Rhetoric and Technology -Gender Issues in Technical Communication -Rhetoric and medicine -Teaching and Pedagogy -Technology Transfer & Diffusion ||
 * ** Key phrases ** ||
 * ** Issue 1, 2005 ** || Display structures, web design structures, hypertext composition, cross-culture web design, design aesthetics, color and rhetoric. ||
 * ** Issue 2, 2005 ** || Visual rhetoric, privacy rhetoric, early commercial rhetoric, cross-cultural teaching of tech writing, activity theory in teaching, teaching about genre, rhetoric of misdirection. ||
 * ** Issue 3, 2005 ** || Rhetoric in science communication, rhetoric in healthcare & medicine, rhetoric in technology, genetic criticism, intentionalist reading. ||
 * ** Issue 4, 2005 ** || Rhetoric and environmentalism, constructing genre, digital rhetoric, research techniques, sociocultural pedagogy in the technical writing classroom. ||
 * ** Issue 1, 2006 ** || Disability and teaching technical communication, teaching technical communication cross culturally, teacher & client standards, tactical technical communication. ||
 * ** Issue 2, 2006 ** || Textbook selection, industry case studies, rhetoric in science and technology, early professional communication, pedagogical approaches. ||
 * ** Issue 3, 2006 ** || Technology transfer and diffusion, photography, cyber infrastructure, technology adoption by groups. ||
 * ** Issue 4, 2006 ** || Content & user localization, teaching using varied media, content & interactivity, usability techniques. ||
 * ** Issue 1, 2007 ** || Training & teaching online, technology & service learning projects, single-sourcing via intertextuality, global online education. ||
 * ** Issue 2, 2007 ** || Rhetoric & information graphics, Mentoring in the classroom, teaching and the use of online portfolios, globalization in teaching communication. ||
 * ** Issue 3, 2007 ** || Context & culture in technical communication, research & advocacy, mobility & composition, text management. ||
 * ** Issue 4, 2007 ** || Visual communication in the workplace, discourse of research, online customer service, research & advocacy. ||
 * ** Common Themes ** ||
 * -Visual Rhetoric