Research in Technical Communication

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Laura J. Gurak, Mary M. Lay

Book Code: AB6658

ISBN: 1-56750-665-8

ISBN-13: 978-1-56750-665-5

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278 pages

Ablex Publishing

Publication: 12/30/2002

List Price: $102.95 (UK Sterling Price: £59.95)

Availability: Print on demand

Media Type: Hardcover

Also Available: Ebook

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Series Title: ATTW Contemporary Studies in Technical Communication

Description: The purpose of this cutting-edge collection of essays is threefold: first, it presents the principles of data collection and interpretation or the methodological distinctions of a particular method appropriate to technical communication research. Second, it discusses the foundational principles of the methodologies given the primary discipline in which they were created and applied. Finally, it reflects upon the process of importing and employing these methodologies into the research field of technical communication, and on how technical communication research has contributed to the development and application of these methodologies. Written by many noted scholars in the field and presenting a wide range of research methods, Research in Technical Communication combines theory and practice. Both technical communicators and industry researchers who want to learn more about workplace research and methodologies will find it invaluable, as will beginning and advanced scholars, who will find much that is useful in its variety of subjects.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Considering Ethical Issues in Technical Communication Research by Lee-Ann Kastman Breuch, Andrea M. Olson, and Andrea Breemer Frantz
Ethnographic Research by Susan M. Katz
Analyzing Everyday Texts in Organizational Settings by Carol A. Berkenkotter
Historical Methods for Technical Communication by Teresa Kynell and Bruce Seely
Surveys and Questionnaires by Daniel J. Murphy
Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Research by Davida Charney
Identifying and Accommodating Audiences for Technical and Professional Communication Research by Jo Allen and Sherry Southard
Evaluating the Complete User Experience: Dimensions of Usability by Roger A. Grice
Feminist Criticism and Technical Communication Research by Mary M. Lay
Cultural Studies: An Orientation for Research in Professional Communication by Charlotte Thralls and Nancy Blyler
Science and Technology Studies as a Research Method: Toward a Practical Ethics for Technical Writing by John Monberg
Technical Communication Research in Cyberspace by Laura J. Gurak and Christine M. Silker
Index

LC Card Number: 2002025553

LCC Class: T10

Dewey Class: 601


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