Technical communications practices and the use of information technologies as reported by Dutch and U.S. aerospace engineers

摘要

As part of Phase 4 of the NASA/DoD Aerospace Knowledge Diffusion Research Project, two studies were conducted that investigated the technical communications practices of Dutch and US aerospace engineers and scientists. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed. Responses are presented of the Dutch and US participants to selected questions about four of the seven project objectives: determining the importance of technical communications to aerospace engineering professionals; investigating the production of technical communications; examining the use and importance of computer and information technology; and exploring the use of electronic networks.