Project experience

Central to the Technical Communication Department's teaching philosophy is the application of communicative lessons to real-world projects. Classes partner with real-world organizations to provide technical communication services, ranging from technical editing to web design to usability studies.

Examples of projects students/ classes have completed include:

• Usability study: Mentor Graphics PADS Suite Software
• Usability study: Palm use for medical education
• Training, integrated information systems
• Manual: Macon Power
• Marketing and Public relation materials: Blue Bird, Gold Coast and Bond University
• Websites, brochures, and other special projects related to graphic design/web design
• Research proposal: National Institutes of Health and other funding organizations
• Technical editing of manuscripts for print publication
• Instructional design of training materials: Mercer University Admissions