Teaching And Training For Global Engineering: Perspectives On Culture And Professional Communicationpractices

Our globalized economy produces a need for communication and collaboration between diverse groups. This book addresses intercultural communication topics in technical and professional settings with care and precision. Readers will learn about respecting unfamiliar cultures in their interactions, writing for a global audience, translation issues, and software for global communication. An attractive, efficiency-increasing resource for employers and educational programs, this book is a key to optimizing global collaboration.

Kirk St.Amant is the Eunice C. Williamson Endowed Chair in Technical Communication at Louisiana Tech University, USA. Dr. St.Amant has previously worked on international projects for companies such as Metronic, VERITAS Software, The Braun Corporation, Unisys, Humanitarian Demining Information Center (HDIC), and the Consortium for the Enhancement of Ukrainian Management Education (CEUME).

Madelyn Flammia is an Associate Professor at the University of Central Florida, USA, teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in Technical Communication. Dr. Flammia is the co-author of Intercultural Communication: A New Approach to International Relations and Global Challenges. She has published articles in IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication and the Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, and was the recipient of a 2014 NCTE Technical and Scientific Communication Award.