Listens first and coaches staff and others to develop their own solutions. Supports and participates in mentorship programs and succession planning. Runs meetings effectively. Presents ideas clearly and enthusiastically. Writes clear and understandable text.
Requests feedback on communications skills and uses it to make improvements.
However, the SLA report does not provide a mechanism to facilitate this stated requirement. Required student practicum experience provides students with additional opportunities to explore and enhance their communication skills and more finely hone their role as technical communicators. While this program concentration is not unique to the University of Tennessee, it serves as a clear example of expanding the education horizons of today's information and library science program. Information is being exchanged by tens of thousands of individuals in thousands of institutions and among hundreds of disciplines and fields of study. Much of the information, especially on the Internet, is being exchanged without the benefit of controls over standards, currency, validity, quality, or accountability.