Questions From SummitAt one of our STC Summit questions in Atlanta, Georgia, we asked attendees to think of questions that they would like the BOK to answer for themselves. Here is the list. How to get involved in my SIG. I'm new to STC: tell me about it. Learn more about EU regulations. Who are CMS vendors? Specific "How to's" around best practice e.g. translations. How do I find out what skills I need to "add on" if I decide to re-focus my career to look for other sorts of jobs? What is in the BOK for me? How is it going to be used, promoted, or disseminated? Do employees with the title "technical writer" need to be reclassified as "technical communicator"? If so, how can I make a business case? How will the BOK affect how technical writers will be certified? How can the BOK help me stay relevant? How do I know the info in the BOk is current and accurate? What do I need to know as a technical communicator? Best practices for statistically acceptable usability testing. How is the BOK not going to exclude me as a technical communicator? What is the taxonomy of the BOK? Is there up-to-date knowledge on the tools I need to use? How does the BOK help me explain what I do? How do I get started using the BOK? What's a typical day in the life of a technical communicator? What do you want? What are your goals? How does someone from one area of technical communication transition to another area of technical communication? for example, from technical writing to information architecture? What is the BoK trying to accomplish? Main purpose? What does a technical communicator need to know to succeed in and advance in the profession? What do I have to do and be able to do to get a job in tech comm? What should bachelor's and master's programs do to best prepare students for the profession? How can a college applicant know whether a program will adequately prepare him/her?
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Last modified May 10, 2009