This study presents the results of an analysis of 268 separate writing
courses offered by 123 business, industrial, and government organiza
tions. Business communicators at all levels can benefit from knowing
the characteristics of various types of writing courses, the methods used
by organizations to calculate the costs of offering these courses, and the
views of training managers about the success and future of in-house
training in effective writing.
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I wish to express my appreciation to Dr. Chester Carroll, Vice President for Research, Auburn University, for a University Grant-in-Aid which funded this survey.
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Most publications have dealt with designing and teaching in-house courses, but no extensive profile of existing courses in American organizations has been constructed recently.
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Howard J. Sanders , "Continuing Education: The Intensified Effort to Keep Up to Date," Chemical & Engineering News, May 13, 1974, p. 18.
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From Patrick Suessmuth, "A Rule of Thumb Way to Determine Quickly the Real Cost of any Training Program," Training, October 1976, p. 44.
