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Report on an Agile Technical Writing Internship at Dovetail Software
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Burpo, Melissa
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1248887056
Abstract Details
Year and Degree
2009, Master of Technical and Scientific Communication, Miami University, Technical and Scientific Communication.
Abstract
This report describes my sixteen-week internship with Dovetail Software in Austin, Texas for the Master of Technical and Scientific Communication program at Miami University. My internship lasted from October 23, 2006 to February 2, 2007. In the report, I examine my time at Dovetail and my role within the organization. It contains an overview of my major projects, which included revising user guides, documenting new product functionality, and developing marketing materials as needed. It goes on to describe in detail my first user guide revision and my experience as the first and only technical writer at a small company. Finally, I analyze my time as a technical writer working with an agile team whose development methods included working in short iterations, working in a team room, and continually delivering small slices of functionality.
Committee
W. Michele Simmons, PhD (Committee Chair)
Janel Bloch (Committee Member)
Douglas Havelka, PhD (Committee Member)
Pages
90 p.
Subject Headings
Communication
Keywords
MTSC
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internship report
;
technical writing
;
agile
;
software development
;
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Burpo, M. (2009).
Report on an Agile Technical Writing Internship at Dovetail Software
[Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1248887056
APA Style (7th edition)
Burpo, Melissa.
Report on an Agile Technical Writing Internship at Dovetail Software.
2009. Miami University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1248887056.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Burpo, Melissa. "Report on an Agile Technical Writing Internship at Dovetail Software." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1248887056
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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This open access ETD is published by Miami University and OhioLINK.