Dr. Richard Johnson Sheehan

Professor

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Biography

Richard Johnson-Sheehan is a Professor in Rhetoric and Professional Writing at Purdue University. His research interests include Rhetoric Science, Professional Writing, Technical Writing, and Rhetoric in Health Medicine. He specializes in technical proposals, grants, and business models for startups. Johnson-Sheehan has collaborated with a broad range of enterprises, including small businesses and organizations such as Intel, Indiana Department of Transportation, Sumitomo, United Way, Sandia National Labs, Lockheed, University of New Mexico Hospital, Pearson Educational, and Integrated Robotics. He has authored and co-authored several popular college textbooks, including Technical Communication (7th edition), Writing (5th edition), Argument (2nd edition), Technical Communication Strategies (3rd edition), and Writing Proposals (3rd edition). He earned his Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Professional Communication from Iowa State University, a land grant university.

Research Interests

Requirements for Purdue University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:135
Overall
Required:135
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in CS or related field Foundational concepts of computer science Data structures Computer architecture Operating systems Mathematics through differential equations Linear and matrix algebra
Application Checklist
  • Official Transcripts
  • Academic Statement of Purpose
  • Personal History Statement
  • Resume
  • Three Letters of Recommendation
  • CS Supplementary Form
Specialization Notes

GRE is not required.