A research primer for technical communication: methods, exemplars, and analyses

by Hughes, Michael A.

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Title Statements

Full title :A research primer for technical communication : methods, exemplars, and analyses / Michael A. Hughes, George F. Hayhoe.

Summary

"This volume provides an introduction to conducting and critically reading research in technical communication, complete with exemplars of research articles for study. Authors Michael A. Hughes and George F. Hayhoe have structured Part 1 of the volume to aid students in identifying a research topic, reviewing the appropriate literature, constructing a test plan, gathering and analyzing data, and writing a research report. The chapters in this section will also help industry practitioners apply the principles discussed in their reading of research articles. In Part 2, Hughes and Hayhoe analyze examples of four types of research writing - literature review, quantitative research report, qualitative research report, and report on survey results - employing articles published in Technical Communication, the official journal of the Society for Technical Communication. Written by academics and practitioners from the field, these articles are reproduced in full and are presented with commentary on how they relate to the principles of rigorous research."--Jacket.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2008.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2008.

The Physical Object

Description:vii, 220 pages : : illustrations ; : 27 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780805863352, 0805863354, 0805861149, 9780805861143, 9780805853360, 0805853367
oclc:ocm80461026
LC Classification:T10.5
Dewey Decimal:808/.0666

1. Research : why we do it and why we read it -- 2. research phases and getting started -- 3. Reviewing the literature -- 4. Conducting a quantitative study -- 5. Conducting a qualitative study -- 6. Conducting surveys -- 7. Analyzing a literature review -- 8. Analyzing a quantitative research report -- 9. Analyzing a qualitative research report -- 10. Analyzing a report on the results of a survey.