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Communication Effectiveness And The Emerald Ash Borer Mitigation Campaign, Jonathon Heide
Communication Effectiveness And The Emerald Ash Borer Mitigation Campaign, Jonathon Heide
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Environmental risk communication is scrutinized by several research fields including, as Herndl and Brown (1996) show, technical communications. This technical communications thesis rhetorically analyses how large and small government agencies in the State of Minnesota communicate a specific environmental risk: emerald ash borer (EAB). EAB is an insect native to Asia and arrived in Detroit on a cargo ship sometime in the 1990s (Cappaert 2005, 153; Poland 2011, 46). By 2012, it spread to the 15 states and two Canadian provinces (USDA--APHIS 2012). EAB's life cycle will causes tree decline in Minnesota, the state with the most ash (MNDNR 2012). …
Are There Roles For Technical Communicators In Small Community Food Systems?, Brent William Chisholm
Are There Roles For Technical Communicators In Small Community Food Systems?, Brent William Chisholm
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The author explores the viability of incorporating technical communication genres, practices, and theory, into various components of small community food systems. He argues that certain types of food systems and users in those food systems allow technical communicators to participate in ways aligning with genres of conservation writing described by Johnson-Sheehan and Morgan (2009). He also incorporates ideas about authorship, describing that technical communicators can improve food systems by reconciling disparate agricultural technical material, advocacy for action, and the articulation of previously non-existent food systems.
Electronic Portfolios As Job Search Tools: Perspectives From Students, Career Counselors, And Human Resource Professionals, Emily Werschay
Electronic Portfolios As Job Search Tools: Perspectives From Students, Career Counselors, And Human Resource Professionals, Emily Werschay
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Electronic portfolios have traditionally been used by artists as a means of showcasing and organizing projects and accomplishments. Within academia, colleges and universities have implemented electronic portfolios as a way for students to showcase and share their papers, projects, and course work. Universities and colleges typically license e-portfolio software and distribute the platform to students. The eFolioMinnesota software is free for all students and residents in the state through the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System (MnSCU). Unfortunately, little has been researched about the use of e-portfolios in career development or employee recruiting. Never before have e-portfolios integrated with workforce …