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I'm looking for a few computer systems engineers who would be willing to
answer a few questions on their writing requirements for a research
project I am doing. If you are a computer systems engineer, or heek...
even a software engineer will do, and you are able and willing to answer
these questions please respond via e-mail to kimbar@rpi.edu....

		I GREATLY APPRECIATE ALL RESPONSES

Interview questions (20):

1) Who is your employer?

2) What is your job title?

3) What are the key academic journals in your field?

4) What are the key trade journals for your field?

5) Are there key magazines or other publications that members of
your field read to stay on top of recent developments?

6) What are the major types of writing that you do for your
company on a regular basis? (Please be specific and include as
many types as possible; answers can be as informal as e-mails to
fellow employees or team members or as formal as technical
manuals for products or research reports.)

Please answer questions 7-17  for each type of writing mentioned
in question #6.

7) Are those types of writing internal or external to the company 
or both?

8) Who is the major audience for these writings?

9) What is the purpose for and situation behind these writings? 
10) How often are these writings required?

11) How long do these writings generally take to complete? What
is the typical length of the documents?

12) Does your company require specific formats or guidelines for
these writings? If so, what are those formats/guidelines?

13) How would you describe the style or look and feel of these
documents?

14) Do you have examples of these writings that I may browse?

15) Had you ever been required to write one of these documents in
your formal education or were you instructed on how to writethem? If
not, would you recommend that this type of writing be
required for a degree in your field?

16) Did you feel confident that your formal education adequately
prepared you to write these documents on a professional level?

17) Have your experiences with writing these documents been
successful? (Did they generate a contract, was the client
satisfied with your work, or answer however the term success can
be applied to these writings.) 

18) Other than the intended audience, who else reads these
documents? Does somebody proofread them before they are
considered complete?

19) What is the most important document that you personally have
written? Please describe it.

20) Do you enjoy your job and do you enjoy writing the necessary
documents required of your field?