Yes; I don't know (but doubt it); and yes. --- "Brierley, Sean" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Would a masters in MIS including coursework in > networking benefit a tech > writer with a BA in English writing documentation > for a networking and > telephony company focused on private voice networks > and voice-over IP? > Could a masters in English include such coursework? > Would the > documentation benefit from a graduate-level > understanding of and formal > training in education? > > These are my thoughts. > > Cheers. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Sue Heim > Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 4:20 PM > To: Dana Worley > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [TCP] graduate education not a benefit > > It depends on what the "learning" is. To obtain a > graduate degree just > for the sake of it does not necessarily benefit the > company. It does > benefit the employee. > > Learning, by itself, incorporates a pretty broad > spectrum, yes? What > benefit would a Masters in English Lit provide a > computer software > company? What benefit would a Masters in Computer > Networking provide a > company who creates standalone games (such as > Solitaire)? > > There would have to be a real advantage to an > employer. Pursuing a > graduate degree on one's own would probably be a > viable option. I dunno > if it would help, but it would provide a sense of > self-satisfaction. > > > DISCLAIMER: > Important Notice > ************************************************* > This e-mail may contain information that is > confidential, privileged or otherwise protected from > disclosure. If you are not an intended recipient of > this e-mail, do not duplicate or redistribute it by > any means. Please delete it and any attachments and > notify the sender that you have received it in > error. Unintended recipients are prohibited from > taking action on the basis of information in this > e-mail.E-mail messages may contain computer viruses > or other defects, may not be accurately replicated > on other systems, or may be intercepted, deleted or > interfered with without the knowledge of the sender > or the intended recipient. If you are not > comfortable with the risks associated with e-mail > messages, you may decide not to use e-mail to > communicate with IPC. IPC reserves the right, to the > extent and under circumstances permitted by > applicable law, to retain, monitor and intercept > e-mail messages to and from its systems. > > ______________________________________________ > > Author Help files and create printed documentation > with Doc-To-Help. > New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced > Web-based help > technology and PDF output. Learn more at > www.doctohelp.com/tcp. > > > Interactive 3D Documentation > Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. > www.i3deverywhere.com > _______________________________________________ > > Technical Communication Professionals > > Post a message to the list: email > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, > list info: > http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com > Subscribe (email): send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Get the TCP whole experience! > http://www.techcommpros.com > User Interface design blog http://user-advocacy.blogspot.com/ Code::Design::UI::Consulting http://www.dionysius.com/ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Now that's room service! Choose from over 150,000 hotels in 45,000 destinations on Yahoo! Travel to find your fit. http://farechase.yahoo.com/promo-generic-14795097 ______________________________________________ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
