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Applied ResearchGlorified Grammarian or Versatile Value Adder?Table 3: Summary of Work Done by the InternsYearRepresentative work done by the intern1984-01 Interviewed colleagues in various areas and created technical documents for both technical and nontechnicalaudiences—mainly for internal useEdited the work of colleagues in Technical Communications and other departmentsCreated order management forms and other documents for internal projectsTransferred files from one system to another1984-02 Prepared communications addressed to the Food and Drug AdministrationHelped researchers prepare scientific journal articles and poster presentationsEdited advertising copy1985-01 Wrote standard operating procedures (SOPs) on experiments routinely performed and developed a system forwriting, editing, formatting, and maintaining the SOPsWrote a brochure describing the purpose, research, and goals of the organizationProvided writing and editing support as needed1994-01 Created a complete draft of a user’s guideDesigned, wrote, edited, and produced a set of documentationAssisted the business unit manager with marketing, conference, and customer communicationsDid status report newsletters, edited an ad for American Banker, edited presentations for banking conferences,and revised marketing brochures1995-01 Wrote and edited a clinical investigator’s brochureWrote and formatted guidelines and descriptions of the information required in a new drug application (NDA)Wrote and edited two-page summaries of articles with data supporting the NDA1995-02 Did technical research, writing, editing, and desktop publishing for instructional design projects for a largeequipment manufacturer1995-03 Edited and wrote an annual site report for an environmental cleanup projectDeveloped two training kits for groups within a large consumer products companyManaged one small projectDeveloped computer-based training (CBT)Attended proposal meetings to market the firm’s CBT development services2004-01 Wrote and designed a brochure about skin exposure to chemicalsEdited an occupational safety and health program and system effectiveness reportCreated a large poster to present scientific information from a white paperEdited and animated a PowerPoint slideshow2004-02 Helped plan, edit, design, and revise content for a web-based training courseDeveloped application simulationsCreated a newsletter to broadcast the newly created department’s activities and services2004-03 Analyzed data and wrote reports using software packages and databases—involved the entire writingprocess—including revisionComprehensively coedited a textbook chapterCreated graphics for coworkers314 Technical Communication l Volume 58, Number 4, November 2011