On-the-Job Communication of Air Force Systems Managers.
Abstract
A questionnaire was sent to graduates of the Graduate Systems Management Program of the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) to determine the quantity and types of speaking and writing required in their present jobs, and to solicit their recommendations about the content of AFIT communication courses. The officers were also asked to supply unclassified samples of on-the-job writing produced in their offices. Seventy-three percent of the respondents consider oral communication to be either very or critically important to their jobs, and 92 percent place writing in the these same categories. A large number of the respondents believe that AFIT should include speech and writing courses in its curricula (91 percent and 96 percent respectively). In their view, the goal of these courses should be a clear and direct communication style produced by efficient organization of material and analysis of audience. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1982
- Accession Number
- ADA122330
Entities
People
- Charles R. Fenno
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology