What is the readers educational background?
Knowing the reader’s intellectual pedigree does allow you to place them in general categories, as discussed earlier. But you need more detail than knowing the reader has a B.S., M.S., and/or Ph.D. The answers to the following questions will likely not be readily available at the outset, but are important to consider and determine when possible: In what discipline did the reader receive their degree? From what institution? What is the reputation of the institution? Did they write a senior project, thesis and/or dissertation? If so, who was the supervisor or major professor? When did they receive the degree? What did their program of study entail? Many companies and institutions feel that education is important stepping stone to on-the-job-education. What you learn in this book about scientific and technical communication, for instance, will undoubtedly be approach and taught to you in a different way on the job. Industries sped a great deal of time on educating their workers on the way
