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Table of Contents IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 0.98) Pub Date : 2020-11-24
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IEEE Professional Communication Society IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 0.98) Pub Date : 2020-11-24
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Internet-Mediated Genre Studies: An Integrative Literature Review (2005–2019) IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 0.98) Pub Date : 2020-11-16 Xingsong Shi; Saul Carliner; Wenjing Wan
Background: As all sorts of communications have substantially moved to the internet, volumes of literature on internet-mediated communication have emerged in professional and technical communication in different research paradigms, including studies on internet-mediated genres, which often have generic features beyond traditional conception and thus require updated understanding. This study systematically
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Editing the Pitch: Patterns of Editing Strategies of Written Pitches in a Chilean Accelerator Program IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 0.98) Pub Date : 2020-11-04 Paula Cabezas; Clay Spinuzzi; Omar Sabaj; Germán Varas
Background: After a six-month training program in the Chilean public accelerator Start-Up Chile, entrepreneurs are asked to update a short pitch they wrote in the submission stage to appear in the program's online portfolio. Literature review: We reviewed relevant literature related to the pitch as well as research aiming to track changes within pitches. Research questions: 1. Which are the editing
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Following the Leader: An Analysis of Leadership and Conformity in Business Meetings IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 0.98) Pub Date : 2020-11-17 Hyun Woo Kim; Bertha Du-Babcock; Hyejung Chang
Background: Past research has established the importance of discursive leadership in professional communication, but it has not systematically examined how conformity behaviors emerge as a potentially undesirable consequence of discursive leadership. Literature review: Review of the literature on the centrality of communication in leadership processes and conformity behavior suggest a void of analytic
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How People Are Influenced by Deceptive Tactics in Everyday Charts and Graphs IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 0.98) Pub Date : 2020-11-24 Claire Lauer; Shaun O'Brien
Background: Visualizations are used to communicate data about important political, social, environmental, and health topics to a wide range of audiences; however, perceptions of graphs as objective conduits of factual data make them an easy means for spreading misinformation. Research questions: 1. Are people deceived by common deceptive tactics or exaggerated titles used in data visualizations about
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A Content Analysis of Figure Captions in Academic Journals from Four Disciplines IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 0.98) Pub Date : 2020-11-24 Jordan Smith
Background: Captions do important communicative work, but little research has investigated their content quantitatively. Literature review: Captions help facilitate learning and make retrieving information from databases easier. Yet, few studies have explored the rhetorical moves found in figure captions to better understand their communicative function. Research questions: 1. How do captions found
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Asynchronous Collaboration: Bridging the Cognitive Distance in Global Software Development Projects IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 0.98) Pub Date : 2020-11-03 Raghvinder S. Sangwan; Kathryn W. Jablokow; Joanna F. DeFranco
Research problem: The role that physical, temporal, and cultural distances play in global software development projects has been well researched. Culturally diverse teams separated by physical distances across multiple time zones face significant challenges in collaborating effectively with each other. This article examines a fourth dimension—cognitive distance—that relates to the problem-solving style
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The Relationship Between Future Career Self Images and English Achievement Test Scores of Japanese STEM Students IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 0.98) Pub Date : 2020-11-16 Matthew T. Apple; Joseph Falout; Glen Hill
Background: College and university science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) students in Japan, who hope for careers in science and technology fields, lack the motivation to learn English as a second language (L2), impairing their current capacities to learn the L2 and their future abilities to communicate globally once employed. Literature review: Although these students’ motivation
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Misinformation Harms: A Tale of Two Humanitarian Crises IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 0.98) Pub Date : 2020-11-24 Thi Tran; Rohit Valecha; Paul Rad; H. Raghav Rao
Research problem: During humanitarian crises, communities of people face various types of dangers. To counter the dangers, they need information in a short period. Such need creates the opportunity for misinformation. Such misinformation can result in information harms that can generate short- or long-term consequences. Literature review: Prior researchers have tackled the situation by using technical
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Information for Authors IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 0.98) Pub Date : 2020-11-24
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IEEE Professional Communication Society IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 0.98) Pub Date : 2020-11-24
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Table of Contents IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 0.98) Pub Date : 2020-09-14
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IEEE Professional Communication Society IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 0.98) Pub Date : 2020-09-14
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Building Psychological Safety Through Training Interventions: Manage the Team, Not Just the Project IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 0.98) Pub Date : 2020-09-11 Lisa Dusenberry; Joy Robinson
Background: Successful team collaborations require psychological safety (PS)—a measure that addresses how individuals perceive their own behaviors in a team, allowing members to be comfortable being themselves. Technical communication curricula do not engage deeply with managing the socioemotional components of collaboration. Literature review: Scholarship addressing hundreds of teams with thousands
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Exploring the Macrostructure of Research Articles in Economics IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 0.98) Pub Date : 2020-09-03 Guangsa Jin; Chenle Li; Ya Sun
Background: The cognitive load involved in research article (RA) reading can be overwhelming for L2 novice readers. RA section headings can be used as signals to help novices focus on essential information related to their learning goals to reduce extraneous cognitive processing. There is a need to examine RA macrostructures to inform RA reading instruction. Literature review: RAs do not always follow
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Corporate Environmentalism: A Critical Metaphor Analysis of Chinese, American, and Italian Corporate Social Responsibility Reports IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 0.98) Pub Date : 2020-09-02 Danni Yu
Background: Environmental reporting is an indispensable part of the corporate social responsibility (CSR) report, which has become a main genre of nonfinancial disclosure for corporations. The present study explores how companies use metaphors to construct their role in the relationship with the environment. Literature review: Previous studies tend to focus on environmental metaphors in genres such
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Are Millennials Communication Deficient? Solving a Generational Puzzle in an Indian Context IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 0.98) Pub Date : 2020-08-17 Archana Shrivastava
Background: Although effective communication has been the most important attribute of success in the workplace, poor communication has hindered employees from performing well. This outcome worsens when communication occurs between cross-generational groups in an organization. Literature review: Prior research suggests that Millennials, who make up a large cohort of the population in workplaces, are
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Information for Authors IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 0.98) Pub Date : 2020-09-14
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IEEE Professional Communication Society Information IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 0.98) Pub Date : 2020-09-11
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Table of Contents IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 0.98) Pub Date : 2020-05-26
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IEEE Professional Communication Society IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 0.98) Pub Date : 2020-05-26
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A Comparison of Research Topics Associated With Technical Communication, Business Communication, and Professional Communication, 1963–2017 IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 0.98) Pub Date : 2020-05-26 Stephen Carradini
Background: Technical communication, business communication, and professional communication are potentially overlapping disciplines with open disciplinary questions. A comparative topical analysis of research topics can identify similarities and differences between them, addressing intellectual and physical concerns for each. Literature review: Recent topical analyses have been done for technical communication
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Diversity or Division: Language Choices on International Organizations’ Official Websites IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 0.98) Pub Date : 2020-05-26 Huiyu Zhang; Yicheng Wu; Zihan Xie
Research problem: With the extensive use of the internet, cyber language management has become a critical issue for international organizations (IOs). IOs’ language choices on their official websites represent the very interests of member nations and form a key factor in organizational image construction. However, research on IOs’ cyber language management is rather limited. Literature review: Previous
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The Use of Multimodal Resources by Technical Managers and Their Peers in Meetings Using English as the Business Lingua Franca IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 0.98) Pub Date : 2020-05-26 Tiina Räisänen
Background: Engineers increasingly work and advance their careers in international business settings. As technical managers, they need management and technical skills when working with different stakeholders with whom they may not share a common first language. Studies have revealed that informal oral communication skills are of prime importance for global engineers who face challenges in building
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Information for Authors IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 0.98) Pub Date : 2020-05-26
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IEEE Professional Communication Society Information IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 0.98) Pub Date : 2020-05-26
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Creating Contexts in Engineering Research Writing Using a Problem-Solution-Based Writing Model: Experience of Ph.D. Students IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 0.98) Pub Date : 2020-05-18 Li Lian Khaw; Wei Wu Tan
Background: The ability to create a context is essential in writing the introduction of a research article (RA). This study explores the experience of engineering Ph.D. students in Australia, for whom English is an Additional Language (EAL), in using a problem-solution-based writing model to develop context-creating skills in writing RA introductions. Research question: What is the experience of engineering
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Go or No Go: Learning to Persuade in an Early-Stage Student Entrepreneurship Program IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 0.98) Pub Date : 2020-04-28 Clay Spinuzzi; David Altounian; Gregory P. Pogue
Background: Early-stage accelerator programs teach new entrepreneurs how to identify and exploit venture opportunities. In doing so, they implicitly teach these new entrepreneurs how to develop and iterate claims. But since this function of teaching persuasion has been implicit and generally unsystematic, it is unclear how well it works. Literature review: We review related literature on the venture
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Engaging US Students in Culturally Aware Content Creation and Interactive Technology Design Through Service Learning IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 0.98) Pub Date : 2020-04-28 Breeanne Matheson; Emily January Petersen
Introduction: As technical and professional communication (TPC) becomes increasingly networked, students must learn to work cross-culturally. However, these skills can be difficult to develop. We report on a service-learning project aimed at helping students write and design for an audience in India. About the case: The authors saw a need to provide course materials to practitioners in India that became
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Table of Contents IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 0.98) Pub Date : 2020-02-21
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IEEE Professional Communication Society IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 0.98) Pub Date : 2020-02-21
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An Editor's Thanks for Reviewer Excellence IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 0.98) Pub Date : 2020-02-21
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Cultural Differences Between Chinese and Western User Instructions: A Content Analysis of User Manuals for Household Appliances IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 0.98) Pub Date : 2020-01-30 Qian Li; Menno D. T. de Jong; Joyce Karreman
Research problem: Cultural differences may be increasingly important in technical communication. Research is needed to investigate differences in document design practices and user preferences. This study examines cultural differences between Chinese and Western manuals for household appliances. Literature review: Earlier studies identified a wide range of possible differences between Chinese and Western
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Hard or Soft Sell? Understanding White Papers as Content Marketing IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 0.98) Pub Date : 2020-01-23 Kim Sydow Campbell; Jefrey S. Naidoo; Sean M. Campbell
Background: Although some have noted that combining technical and marketing content is precarious, technical communication professionals are increasingly involved in content marketing, which includes the creation of white papers. Literature review: The little existing literature on white papers provides conflicting guidance about managing the combination of technical and marketing content. Both soft-sell
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Narratives of International Women Entrepreneurs: An Exploratory Case Study of Identity Negotiation in Technology Startups IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 0.98) Pub Date : 2020-01-29 Sean D. Williams; Gisela Ammetller; Inma Rodríguez-Ardura; Xiaoli Li
About the case: Female entrepreneurs play a significant role in new business creation, yet women's entrepreneurship stories remain largely absent in professional communication research. Therefore, a need exists to “give voice” to female entrepreneurship stories, and this exploratory case examines the unique identities that three female entrepreneurs express in their narratives. This case asks how three
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Using Adapted Studio Critique to Teach Peer Review in the Document Design Classroom IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 0.98) Pub Date : 2020-01-20 Julie Watts
Introduction: Given the importance of visual communication to technical communicators' work, 40% of undergraduate programs in technical and professional communication require a document design course. However, document design pedagogies such as structuring peer review are still being researched, and popular textbooks do not provide instruction about how to facilitate this important pedagogy. About
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Using a Transfer-Focused Writing Pedagogy to Improve Undergraduates’ Lab Report Writing in Gateway Engineering Laboratory Courses IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 0.98) Pub Date : 2020-02-10 Dave Kim; Wendy M. Olson
Background: The lab report is a commonly assigned genre in engineering lab courses; however, students often have difficulties meeting the expectations of writing in engineering labs. At the same time, it is challenging for engineering faculty to instruct lab report writing because they are often under-supported in writing pedagogies and usually unfamiliar with the extent of students' prior writing
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Modernization Updates to the Common Rule: Recommendations for Researchers Working With Human Participants IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 0.98) Pub Date : 2020-02-19 Johanna Phelps
Introduction: This tutorial article explicates some of the 2017 updates to the 1991 Common Rule. Implemented in January 2019, these changes impact the evolving landscape of research with human participants in the US. The introduction provides context for the article as well as framing research questions. Key concepts: These include a brief definition of research for the purposes of the article; a discussion
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Engineering Justice: Transforming Engineering Education and Practice: Jon A. Leydens and Juan C. Lucena [Book Review] IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 0.98) Pub Date : 2020-02-19 Raymond Floyd
This book posits that there is a lack of social justice coverage in today’s engineering curriculum. The authors’ fundamental premise is that, while some social aspects may be covered in engineering courses, the general approach to engineering subject matter presents only the technical details, not other aspects. The book examines how culture and other social issues are a part of engineering practice
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Grantsmanship for New Investigators: Thomas F. Hilton and Carl G. Leukefeld [Book Review] IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 0.98) Pub Date : 2020-01-30 Jessica Ann Schneider
This book is a practical guide for pursuing US federal funding for research. The book is intended for new investigators in the early stages of their career, who are new to grants, or unfamiliar with the structures, priorities, and processes that govern the funding landscape. Rather than merely providing an overview of these processes, the authors aim to help investigators “understand how to work the
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Information for Authors IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 0.98) Pub Date : 2020-02-21
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IEEE Professional Communication Society Information IEEE Trans. Prof. Commun. (IF 0.98) Pub Date : 2020-02-21
Presents a listing of the editorial board, board of governors, current staff, committee members, and/or society editors for this issue of the publication.