ABSTRACT

This practical volume provides a thorough introduction to conducting and critically reading research in technical communication, complete with exemplars of research articles for study. Offering a solid grounding in the research underpinnings of the technical communication field, this resource has been developed for use in master’s level and upper-division undergraduate research methods courses in technical and professional communication.

part |2 pages

Part One METHODS

chapter 3|20 pages

Three Reviewing the Literature

chapter 4|20 pages

Four Conducting a Quantitative Study

chapter 5|18 pages

Five Conducting a Qualitative Study

chapter 6|12 pages

Six Conducting Surveys

part |2 pages

Part Two EXEMPLARS AND ANALYSES