Samson's focus is on graduate courses in technical writing. He advocates that course work should aim for publication of student writing. He offers assignments wherein students write for general audiences in periodical publications and an audience for a conference or journal publication. He seats the subject matter in science and technology with a biographical article, an article on a scientific topic, and an article from the field of technical communication. The context for writing assignments is another area of concern among practitioners in technical communication.
Several authors argue for context that replicates projects in business and industry.
Writing Groups Working Together. Technical Writing Teacher. The article describes a classroom project involving collaborative writing groups that prepare a recommendation report to aid a city council's decision to maintain a recycling program. Allen follows with a discussion of the usefulness of such an assignment and the problems that arise in classroom collaboration. Rethinking Our Approach.