John W. (Jack) Jobst, Ph.D.

Phone: 906/487-2066
Fax: 906/487-3559
email: jjobst@mtu.edu

Education

University of Missouri - Columbia

Modern American Literature -- 1978

Dissertation: "Cinematic Technique in American Novels of WWI"

Scholarly Interests

American Literature

Ernest Hemingway in Michigan

Technical Writing/Communication

Document Design/Effectivness

Teaching of Technical Writing

Selected Publications

Hemingway

1995. "Gone Fishin'," [Ernest Hemingway's 1916 Camping Trip to Michigan], Jack W. Jobst. Michigan History. Nov./Dec.: 45-49.

1994. "More Light on 'Light of the World': Hemingway and Maupassant," (with W.J. Williamson), Hemingway Review, 13:2 (Spring 1994): 52-61.

1990. "Hemingway in Seney," Michigan History, Nov/Dec: 20-25.

Technical Communication

1994. "The Effectiveness of Two Case Study Versions: Printed Versus Computer-Assisted Instruction," Jack W. Jobst and Terance L. McNinch, The Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 24, #4: 421-433.

1991. "User Responses to Varying Persona in Computer-Assisted Instruction" (with Billie Wahlstrom), Collegiate Microcomputer, volume IX, no. 3 (Autumn 1991): 153-158.

1987. "Word Processing: Two Ethical Concerns," Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 17, #1: 1-8.

1986. "Education and Practice: A Survey of Graduates of a Technical Communication Program," (with J. Kalmbach and G.P.E. Meese), Technical Communication, vol. 33, #1 (1st Quarter): 21-26.

1984. "Computer-Assisted Grading: The Electronic Handbook," The Journal of Teaching Writing 3, #2 (Fall): 225-235.