If you have arrived at the "Professor's Welcome Letter" for this course, then you must be interested in registering for the online course, PTC 644 Communication in Technology Transfer and Innovation.. I am delighted to hear that because this course will help prepare you for careers in a market-oriented productive economy by building on the understanding that communication is essential to innovation development and technology transfer. You will review the principles of successful technical communication and the models and literature of communication in technology transfer. Then, you will have the opportunity to apply this knowledge in team-based projects to develop Technology Transfer Communication Strategy (TTCS). for technology start-up companies as needed (business plans, documentation, technical reports, etc.).
However, you should also know that these goals will only be accomplished with a great deal of motivation, energy, independence, and just plain hard work on your part. Specifically, you will be asked to
participate in weekly asynchronous discussions with students and instructor
participate in occasional real-time online discussions with students and instructor
develop at least 40 pages or original writing and graphics
understand the course content by reading and working with many different sources rather than one textbook and one lecture
work independently; there are no videotaped lectures
work with virtual teams; there is a group project that requires you to form working relationships with other students.
If you are undaunted by these expectations, then -- Welcome to PTC 644 Communication in Technology Transfer and Innovation.