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Subject:RE: PHD in Tech writing From:"Oja, W. Kelly" <w -dot- kelly -dot- oja -at- verizon -dot- com> To:TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 5 Sep 2003 09:44:38 -0500
G. Abenhaim wrote:
>I just read a few emails on this topic and would like to know and
understand
>why a person would take a PhD in this field.
>Id like to share my input with you. Maybe in the US it is different but
here
>in Canada it is like this as far as I know.
In my opinion, I believe the people that pursue a PhD in tech comm are
most likely on the path to working as a college professor, and not
planning on working as a tech writer. In my very humble opinion and I
hope I do not step on any toes here, if a tech writer does pursue a PhD
with the idea of fortune and glory as a tech writer, I think it would be
a waste of money. But again, I think a vast majority going for the PhD
have plans on becoming a professor.
W. Kelly Oja
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