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Engineering Words: Communicating Clearly in the Workplace: Sharon Burton and Bonni Graham Gonzalez: [Book Review] IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Rahel Anne Bailie
Presents reviews for the following list of books, Engineering Words: Communicating Clearly in the Workplace.
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IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication Information for Authors IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2024-03-14
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An Editor's Thanks IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 George F. Hayhoe
The concept of peer review of manuscripts goes back to the founding of the first technical journal, the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society , in London in 1665. That journal published papers shared at meetings and served as a permanent record of those contributions to knowledge. Peer review in those days was essentially the acceptance of a person's credentials for election to the Society
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Introducing language and intercultural communication, 3rd edition: jane jackson: [book review] IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Minjing Yu
Presents reviews for the following list of books, Introducing Language and Intercultural Communication, 3rd Edition.
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Beware: Processing of Personal Data—Informed Consent Through Risk Communication IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Lukas Seiling, Rita Gsenger, Filmona Mulugeta, Marte Henningsen, Lena Mischau, Marie Schirmbeck
Background: The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been applicable since May 2018 and aims to further harmonize data protection law in the European Union. Processing personal data based on individuals’ consent is lawful under the GDPR only if such consent meets certain requirements and is “informed,” in particular. However, complex privacy notice design and individual cognitive limitations
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IEEE Professional Communication Society Information IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2024-03-14
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IEEE Professional Communication Society Information IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2024-03-14
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A Multidimensional Analysis of Leaders’ Messages in Chinese and American Corporate Social Responsibility Reports IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Huiyu Zhang, Feiyu Chen
Research problem: Leaders’ messages in corporate social responsibility (CSR) reports provide information about corporate citizenship and play an integral role in realizing communicative goals and influencing stakeholders’ perceptions. However, the linguistic features of such messages are largely underexplored. Research questions: 1. Do Chinese and American CSR reports vary in terms of their linguistic
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Introducing Engineering Students to Standards and Regulatory Research and Writing IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Lauren Kuryloski, Erin Rowley, Kristen R. Moore
Introduction: This teaching case provides readers with a fully articulated teaching case that prepares students in engineering to communicate with and about standards. About the case: We use the ASTM standards database to train students to read and engage with research in regulatory documents. Situating the case: By situating this standards research within an emergent case study, students are introduced
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Metaphor, Stance, and Identity: A Corpus-Based Study of CEO Letters in Chinese and American Corporate Social Responsibility Reports IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Chunyu Hu, Aoran Zhang, Yilin Xu
Background: Corporate social responsibility (CSR) reports are strategic tools for winning stakeholder support and trust through building and maintaining favorable identities and positive images. Literature review: The metaphorical construction of corporate identity in CSR reports has received little scholarly attention. Research questions: 1. What are the main genre-specific conceptual metaphors used
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Bridging the Accessibility Divide: Testing the Efficacy of an Accessible User Experience Model via a Case Study of Microsoft's Inclusive Design Toolkit IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Heidi Willers
Introduction: This case study examines the efficacy of Sushil Oswal's model of Accessible User Experience (AUX) as a diagnostic and planning tool for Technical and Professional Communicators (TPCers) to interrogate approaches to accessibility and disability inclusion in their practices by analyzing Microsoft's Inclusive Design Toolkit (“toolkit”) through the principles of AUX. About the case: As a
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Measuring the Degree of Website Adaptation and Its Influencing Factors: An Empirical Investigation of Chinese MNCs’ Overseas Websites IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Wenjuan Xu, Xingsong Shi
Background: Website adaptation is widely regarded as a strategic priority for successful cross-cultural business communication. Literature review: Drawing upon Hofstede's and Schwartz's cultural theories and the standardization/localization paradigm, this study conducts a quantitative analysis on the adaptative strategy performed by Chinese multinational corporations (MNCs) on their US websites and
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The Influence of Disciplinary Variation and Speaker Characteristics on the Use of Hedges and Boosters in Zhihu Live Talks IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Wen Yuan, Yue Jin, Yingli Yang
Background: Zhihu live talks, as a major online knowledge commodity, enable speakers to provide professional information and interact with the audiences. The use of hedges and boosters has been associated with the realization of such a goal. Literature review: Previous research has indicated the relevance of disciplines or genres in the use of hedges and boosters in academic discourse; however, little
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An Analysis of Bias in Language Content in Books Used in Technical and Professional Writing Courses: A Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice Matter IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Alicia J. Carthell
Background: In this article, I examined 10 technical and professional communication books (TPCBs) to get a glimpse into whether and how the authors discuss bias in language (BIL), which I argue is a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and social justice issue that warrants responsiveness in the technical and professional communication (TPC) field. Literature review: I situate this analysis in relation
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The State of UX in Technical and Professional Communication: Courses, Programs, and Jobs IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2023-11-28 Guiseppe Getto, Jack T. Labriola, Amber Lancaster
As the technical and professional communication (TPC) field has evolved in response to broader changes in the world economy, numerous professions have arisen within its ranks that coexist with the traditional roles of technical writer and technical editor. These include instructional design, content strategy, and user-experience (UX) design [1], [2]. A unique challenge for TPC is to include training
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Keywords in Technical and Professional Communication (Yu, H. and Buehl, J., Eds.) [Book review] IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2023-11-28 Josh Chase
Since 1976, when Raymond Williams published Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society, “keywords” books have become a staple resource for knowledge workers in the humanities, offering short essays on frequently used terms within a given field. At least two such texts exist in composition (Keywords in Writing Studies and Keywords in Composition Studies), and in the past year, we have seen the publication
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Technical Communication for Environmental Action (Williams, S.D., Ed.) [Book review] IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2023-11-28 Varun Gupta, Chetna Gupta, Lutz Sommer
In Technical Communication for Environmental Action, editor Sean D. Williams provides a compilation of scholarly chapters that discuss the urgent necessity for creating efficient communication strategies to address environmental challenges, particularly climate change. In this book, technical communication can be seen as a relevant framework condition for the successful fight against climate change
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What Can Technical and Professional Communication Do for UX Education: A Case Study of a User-Experience Graduate Certificate IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2023-11-10 Quan Zhou, Zarah C. Moeggenberg
Introduction: We present a case study of a user-experience (UX) graduate certificate. This program is part of a stackable group of credentials offered by a larger technical and professional communication (TPC) program. Our goal was to gather feedback from graduates, supervisors of graduates, current students, and instructors to identify best practices, challenges, and other lessons that can help TPC
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Fostering Advocacy, Developing Empathetic UX Bricoleurs: Ongoing Programmatic Assessment and Responsive Curriculum Design IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2023-11-10 Scott J. Kowalewski, Bill Williamson
Introduction: As a field, we have tended to look at user-experience design (UXD) as a data-driven design process, anchored by usability studies, and anchored in fulfilling user needs and expectations. How then might technical and professional communication (TPC) curricula respond to evolving trends in user-experience (UX) scholarship and pedagogy? About the case: Addressing this question, we share
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The State of UX Pedagogy IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2023-11-03 Philip B. Gallagher, Guiseppe Getto
Research problem: A considerable amount of scholarship has amassed over the last 20 years regarding the teaching of user experience (UX) design, but there has been no systematic attempt to review this literature. Research questions: 1.What is the definition of UX pedagogy according to technical communication and adjacent fields? 2. What is the state of specific UX pedagogical approaches in technical
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Longitudinal Study of Usability and User Experience in Technical and Professional Communication Research IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2023-10-11 Erin Friess, Christina Liles
Introduction: While usability/user experience (UX) has a long and intertwined history with technical and professional communication (TPC), it is unknown how usability/UX is reflected within TPC research and how that reflection has shifted over time. Literature review: Prior studies on the role of usability/UX in TPC have found that usability/UX appears infrequently in TPC research and curriculum requirements
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Finding the Gap: A Comparison of UX Industry Practices and UX Course Outcomes in TPC Programs IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2023-10-11 Samantha Jo Cosgrove
Background: The intertwined fields of technical and professional communication (TPC) and user experience (UX) have positioned graduates of TPC programs as strong candidates for careers in UX. Literature review: Although there is some scholarship addressing competencies required for UX positions as well as some investigation into UX course content within TPC programs, there is still a need for a comparative
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Toward Integrated UX Instruction With Symbiotic Classrooms IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2023-10-10 Kylie M. Jacobsen, Danielle DeVasto
Introduction: Preparing students to pursue user-experience (UX)-related writing careers requires infusing UX instruction into several technical communication courses throughout a degree program. But university writing programs that seek to add UX courses into their curricula often work inside a slow-paced system where amending course objectives to align with job market demands is a slow process. About
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Distress Coping Responses Among Teleworkers IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2023-08-10 Bao Duong, Jaeung Lee, Craig Van Slyke, T. Selwyn Ellis
Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the popularity of teleworking has risen. Telework seems poised to remain popular even after the pandemic fades away. As a result, it is important to understand the humanistic effects of telework such as distress, coping responses, and related effects. Literature review: Uncertainties related to telework can lead to distress. When this occurs, teleworkers may
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Improving Technical and Risk Communication: An Organizational Study of North Carolina Emergency Management and Hurricane Florence IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2023-08-08 Samantha Jo Cosgrove
Background: The relationships between US government emergency management agencies and the public they serve are fraught with distrust and tension. This distrust can be attributed to past disaster responses and a lack of transparency with emergency information. Emergency managers work as technical communicators to share information through multiple platforms and digital spaces. Public trust can be increased
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What Eye Tracking Can Show Us About How People Are Influenced by Deceptive Tactics in Line Graphs IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2023-08-04 Claire Lauer, Christopher A. Sanchez
Background: Graphs, especially those that are generated automatically, are often subject to mistakes in their processing, framing, and construction, sending unintended messages that neither the viewer nor the author may realize. This article analyzes the eye-tracking data of 57 participants to extend the results of a previous study that investigated how people are deceived by common mistakes and deceptive
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Discursive Construction of Message Credibility for Chinese State-Owned Enterprises on Twitter IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2023-07-18 Chenghui Wu, Ya Sun
Background: There is a growing need for Chinese state-owned enterprises (CSOEs) to utilize Twitter, as an effective communicative tool in the professional business context, to build a credible image to the global community. Literature review: Little attention has been paid to measuring the discursive construction of message credibility through corporate Twitter. Therefore, based on the theoretical
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“The Basis of Aaaalll of Our Program!” The Start-Up Chile Playbook as Metagenre IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2023-07-17 Omar Sabaj, Clay Spinuzzi, Germán Varas, Paula Cabezas, Valentin Gerard
Background: Following previous professional communication research into entrepreneurship, we examine key genres of a specific business accelerator, Start-Up Chile (SUP). Through a triangulated study of interviews, texts, and videos, we examine how the Playbook serves as a regulatory metagenre that represents the SUP experience to the participating firms. We find that aspects of the Playbook's representation
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Toward a Greater Understanding of the Use of Nonverbal Cues To Deception in Computer-Mediated Communication IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2023-05-18 Joey F. George, Annette M. Mills, Gabriel Giordano, Manjul Gupta, Vanesa M. Tennant, Carmen C. Lewis
Background: Computer-mediated communication (CMC) is an important part of work life. However, this communication can be dishonest, and when people attempt to judge dishonesty, irrespective of the cues available, they tend to rely on a few nonverbal cues that are not the most reliable. Literature review: According to leakage theory, CMC modes differ from each other in the number of cues to deception
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To Interact and to Narrate: A Categorical Multidimensional Analysis of Twitter Use by US Banks and Energy Corporations IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2023-05-09 Ya Sun, Deyi Kong, Limei Zhai
Background: With the development of digital technologies, Twitter allows organizations to make better use of social media for impression management, advertising, and marketing. Literature review: As a recently developed register, Twitter has been researched as a personal-oriented communication method, but little research has been conducted on the register of corporate Twitter use. This study, exploring
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The Communication Coefficient Method: A New Faculty Grading Tool Designed to Help Engineering Students Improve Their Technical Communication IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2023-05-08 Edward Londner, Matthew Dabkowski, Ian Kloo, J. D. Caddell
Introduction: Engineering students benefit from understanding the role of technical communication in the professional workplace. This article examines the communication coefficient (CC), a new method for grading student technical communication intended to help students better understand this role. Its goal is to encourage students to treat their communication with the same importance that it has in
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The Effect of Message Repetition on Information Diffusion on Twitter: An Agent-Based Approach IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2023-05-01 Manuela López, Carmen Hidalgo-Alcázar, Paul Leger
Background: Twitter offers tools that facilitate the diffusion of information by which companies can engage consumers to share their messages. Literature review: Communication professionals are using platforms such as Twitter to disseminate information; however, the strategies that they should use to achieve high information diffusion are not clear. This article proposes message repetition as a strategy
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Engineering Students’ Writing Perceptions Impact Their Conceptual Learning IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2023-04-18 Madalyn Wilson-Fetrow, Vanessa Svihla, Eva Chi, Catherine Hubka, Yan Chen
Background: Technical writing is a critical professional skill for engineers, but engineering students often perceive writing as less important. Literature review: Research suggests feedback, revision, and reflective writing support conceptual learning. However, just as student beliefs about intelligence impact engagement and learning outcomes, beliefs about writing may likewise affect how valuable
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A Metainvestigation of Speaking Skills: Practice, Feedback, and Self-Directed Efforts IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2023-04-06 Shoba Kanare Nandagopal, Ruth Sara Philip
Background: Fluent and accurate speaking is an essential set of skills that engineering students strive to achieve, as they can lead to better job placement and a promising future. This article documents a speaking assessment carried out among 120 engineering students who have undergone two semesters of Technical English courses in the final year of their study. The students from diverse departments
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Computer-Assisted Corpus Analysis: An Introduction to Concepts, Processes, and Decisions IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2023-02-15 Susan Lang, Duncan A. Buell, Norbert Elliot
Problem: This tutorial aims to guide readers through key concepts, basic processes, and common decision points that inform computer-assisted corpus-based research in technical, professional, and scientific communication (TPSC). Key concepts: Based on our collaborative experiences and an example developed for this tutorial, key concepts of corpus analysis useful to TPSC researchers and practitioners
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A Cross-Cultural Genre Analysis of Leadership Statements in Italian and American University Sustainability Reports IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2023-01-31 Danni Yu
Background: Sustainability is becoming an increasingly important issue in higher education (HE). Leadership statements in university sustainability reports (LSUSR) represent a unique genre for university leaders to communicate sustainability. This study aims to demystify the genre so that future leadership statements might be crafted with a greater degree of reflexivity. Literature review : Sustainability
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Using Eye Tracking to Study Information Selection and Use in Procedures IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2023-01-24 Michael Meng
Background : Procedures are an important part of instructional materials. To support practitioners in designing effective procedures, research is needed on how users select information from a procedure and put it to use. This study demonstrates how eye tracking can be used to inform such research. Eye tracking is used to study effects of adding pictures to procedures in a software tutorial on how users
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360° Video for Research Communication and Dissemination: A Case Study and Guidelines IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2023-01-24 Daniel Wuebben, Jose Luis Rubio-Tamayo, Manuel Gertrudix Barrio, Juan Romero-Luis
Introduction: 360° videos are increasingly popular channels for science communication and higher education; however, time-limited 360° videos that disseminate scientific research via platforms like YouTube remain underexamined. To address this problem, this experience report reviews the creation and evaluation of six 2D video interviews and six 360° video tours. About the case: The European Commission's
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Planning for Difference: Preparing Students to Create Flexible and Elaborated Team Charters that Can Adapt to Support Diverse Teams IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2023-01-23 Maria Feuer, Joanna Wolfe
Background: A robust body of research supports the use of team charters to purposefully create a team culture with shared norms and expectations. However, student teams often treat this requirement as busywork and fail to invest the effort needed to create team charters that prepare the team to adapt for obstacles that they may encounter. Situating the case: Teams that do not engage in effective planning
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Comparing Student Learning in Face-to-Face Versus Online Sections of an Information Technology Course IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2023-01-18 Samir Shah, Bay Arinze
Background: The recent COVID-19 pandemic forced most universities into online course delivery. As such, the rapid expansion of online learning and the prospect of its permanent increase for many institutions have sharpened the issue of the efficacy of remotely delivered courses. Literature review: Past studies have compared face-to-face (FTF) courses with online courses, with mixed results. However
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Power, Freedom, and Privacy on a Discipline-and-Control Facebook, and the Implications for Internet Governance IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2022-11-01 Ming Cheung, Zhen Troy Chen
Background: The proliferation and penetration of social media into professional and everyday lives have reshaped the way in which people deal with their personal information and call for refreshed perceptions and conceptualizations of the power relationship between individual users and technology giants. Despite intensified privacy concerns and crises over social media, there is little research on
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Heuristic Evaluation Versus Guideline Reviews: A Tale of Comparing Two Domain Usability Expert's Evaluation Methods IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2022-10-05 Sehrish Nizamani, Saad Nizamani, Nazish Basir, Gulsher Laghari, Khalil Khoumbati, Sarwat Nizamani
Background: The usability of university websites is important to ascertain that they serve their intended purpose. Their usability can be evaluated either by testing methods that rely on actual users or by inspection methods that rely on experts for evaluation. Heuristic evaluation and guideline reviews are two inspection methods of usability evaluation. A heuristic evaluation consists of a few general
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Connecting Twitter With Scholarly Networks: Exploring HCI Scholars’ Interactions From an SNA Approach IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2022-10-04 Long-Jing Hsu, Weijane Lin, Hsiu-Ping Yueh
Background: Building a reputable network on Twitter is viewed as impactful in several scholarly disciplines, but little is known about the professional and interdisciplinary human-computer interaction (HCI) community. This study combined two approaches from scholarly communication and technical communication to capture the static and dynamic features of the HCI scholar Twitter network. Literature review:
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A Corpus-Assisted Critical Discourse Analysis of News Construction of the Flint Water Crisis IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2022-10-03 Yeqing Kong
Background: News media play a critical role in communicating risks and shaping public perceptions of social issues. Covering a multilayered disaster that grew from a local story to a national one, the ways that news media at different levels construct the Flint water crisis have not been previously explored. Literature review: Despite the well-established role of journalism as a government watchdog
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Minimalism for the Win: User-Centered Design for Guidance in Industrial Maintenance IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2022-09-29 Hanna Heinonen, Jenni Virtaluoto, Tiia Suomivuori, Kristian Forsman, Tuomas Kangas, Sanni Siltanen
Background: We conducted an exploratory study to test the delivery of technical instructions built on the principles of minimalism. The aim was to investigate how we could support target users’ skill levels in a context-sensitive manner. Literature review: Related work examines minimalism, user needs and profiling, and industrial maintenance and technician experience. Research questions: 1. How can
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Table of Contents IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2022-08-23
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IEEE Professional Communication Society Information IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2022-08-23
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The Profession and Practice of Technical Communication: Yvonne Cleary: [Book Review] IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2022-08-23 Varun Gupta, Chetna Gupta
This book provides an up-to-date, research-based, but practical and accessible description of contemporary technical communication practice in a global environment. It gives readers a thorough understanding of the technical communication field by emphasizing how it should be viewed as a profession, how one might pursue a career in it, and finally how to practice it. Finally, the book draws the reader’s
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Beyond Conversation: Collaboration and the Production of Writing: William Duffy: [Book Review] IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2022-08-23 Varun Gupta, Chetna Gupta
This book provides an up-to-date, practical, and accessible description of the world of collaboration in work. The book aids readers in developing their awareness of the intricate area of collaboration, identifying the difficulties involved and discovering doable strategies for strategically promoting it to achieve their collaborative goals. As much as the book is about the collaborative writing process
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Trustworthy: How the Smartest Brands Beat Cynicism and Bridge the Trust Gap: Margot Bloomstein: [Book Review] IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2022-08-23 Alan Houser
In the Introduction to this book, the author presents a picture of rampant mistrust of our organizations and institutions: Consumers, citizens, and corporate buyers are feeling a sweeping, protective skepticism that undermines the delivery of information, products, and services in every sector of the economy. How can an organization communicate effectively in this context? Through pithy case studies
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IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication Information for Authors IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2022-08-23
These instructions give guidelines for preparing papers for this publication. Presents information for authors publishing in this journal.
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IEEE Professional Communication Society Information IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2022-08-23
Presents a listing of the editorial board, board of governors, current staff, committee members, and/or society editors for this issue of the publication.
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Motivating Factors to Self-Disclosure on Social Media: A Systematic Mapping IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2022-08-15 Azma Alina Ali Zani, Azah Anir Norman, Norjihan Abdul Ghani
Background: Self-disclosure on social media can cause some privacy risks, but it benefits users and businesses if adequately managed. Companies may benefit from users’ self-disclosure on social media to better understand the consumers’ needs, customize services or products, and address users’ concerns to sculpt positive brand reputation, trust, and sales. In addition, users’ better understanding of
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POWR: A Framework to Bridge Research Planning and Dissertation Writing in Engineering and Information Technology IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2022-08-04 Julie Holden, Li Lian Khaw
Problem: A Ph.D. is an extended study that requires an initial plan to conceptualize a research project, which is then refined, with results presented in a written dissertation. Diverse entry pathways to research mean that many Ph.D. candidates may experience difficulties in conceptualizing, aligning, and writing up their projects. Thus, there is a need for an effective framework to help students conceptualize
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How Effectively Do We Communicate? An Analysis of Team Reflexivity in Transition and Action Phases of Team Collaboration IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2022-08-03 Kristin Weger, Sheri Leder, Bryan Mesmer, Vineetha Menon, Harald Schaub
Background: Communication is the backbone of effective collaboration, enabling project success; yet, engineering projects often fail due to poor communication. Specifically, engineering teams may benefit from reflexivity interventions to improve decision making, problem solving, innovation, and performance. In this study, we focus on team reflexivity in direct application to engineering project management
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Revisiting SL in TPC Through Social Justice and Intercultural Frameworks: Findings From Survey Research IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2022-06-28 Sweta Baniya, Jessica Edwards, Jennifer Sano-Franchini, Josephine Walwema
Background: This article reports on survey-based research of technical and professional communication (TPC) teachers and administrators, illustrating how these participants implement social justice and intercultural communication pedagogies in service learning (SL). Literature review: We situate this research in relation to existing scholarship about SL in TPC, SL and social justice, and SL as it intersects
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Effects of Top-Down, Bottom-Up, and Horizontal Communication on Organizational Commitment: Evidence From Chinese Internet Firms IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2022-06-24 Yueyue Zhang, Cheng Zhang, Miaomiao Liu
Background: An organization's internal communication is an important factor shaping employees’ organizational commitment. Internal communication practices can be classified into three types according to the direction of information flow: top-down, bottom-up, and horizontal communication. Research questions: 1. What are the relationships between the three types of internal communication and organizational
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Table of Contents IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2022-05-23
Presents the table of contents for this issue of the publication.
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IEEE Professional Communication Society IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 1.447) Pub Date : 2022-05-23
Presents a listing of the editorial board, board of governors, current staff, committee members, and/or society editors for this issue of the publication.