CALL FOR CHAPTERS Internet-Based Workplace Communications: Industry and Academic Perspectives Edited by Kirk St.Amant and Pavel Zemliansky, James Madison University Submission Deadline: April 15, 2003 Electronic communication technologies (computers and the Internet) play a crucial role in written workplace communications. Universities and colleges also use these technologies in teaching students to interact with others. It is therefore important for individuals in both professional and academic environments to understand how each group uses computer-based technologies to communicate. This book will explore computer and Internet-based workplace communication and writing practices and will examine computer-based methods of teaching of writing and professional communication at the college and at the university level. The book will examine similarities and differences between workplace communication practices and approaches to teaching writing and professional communication. This collection will be targeted at the following groups of readers: · Teachers of professional writing and of college composition courses · Professionals who write on the job · Administrators who develop writing and professional communication programs. · Students enrolled in graduate-level professional writing and composition programs Recommended chapter topics include but are not limited to the following areas: · The ways in which the web is changing/affecting professional communication practices · The evolution of professional communication practices as related to new, Internet-based models of business · The effects of the international diffusion of online access on corporate communication practices · The changing nature of professional genres in relation to online communication practices in the workplace · The changing nature of the professional communication expectations employers have of new employees · The uses of hypertext theory and web writing assignments in the writing and the professional communication classroom · The uses of online discussion forums as a tool in writing and communications instruction · The uses online writing centers and online tutoring in the teaching process · The uses of MUDs and MOOs in writing and professional communication courses · Teaching and learning collaboration in computer-assisted writing classrooms · Intellectual property, electronic copyright, and the open-source movement · Proposed methods for using the web to re-examining workplace-educational relationships · Proposed methods for re-evaluating writing/communication education in relation to the new online workplace environment · Proposed teaching techniques related to professional online communication practices · Proposed Internet-based resources or information sharing strategies that can contribute to educational (an ultimately workplace) success · Obstacles to overcome in making educational practices meet workplace needs and expectations in relation to online communication practices Submission Procedure Authors are invited to submit chapter proposals (one single-spaced page maximum) on or before April 15, 2003. In their proposal, prospective authors should clearly explain · The purpose and the contents of their proposed chapter · The relationship of the proposed chapter to the objectives of the book Authors will be notified of the status of their proposal and sent chapter organizational guidelines by April 30, 2003. Drafts of chapters will be due by July 31, 2003. The book is scheduled to be published by Idea Group, Inc. in 2004. Please send inquiries or submit materials electronically (Microsoft Word or Rich Text files) to both editors at stamankr@jmu.edu and zemliapx@jmu.edu