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Item Approaches to Data Visualization in Technical Communication Research: A Systematic Literature Review(2023-05-03) Hofer-Pottala, ShannonThis paper is a systematic literature review that examines approaches to data visualization suggested in technical communication research. The review is composed of 23 peer-reviewed research articles published between 2018–2022 in the journals IEEE, JBTC, TC, and TCQ that are used to identify the best practices for designing understandable, effective, and efficient visuals. The research findings suggest that the best approaches to data visualizations in technical communication are clear and ethical data and designs, consideration of graph type and components, a focus on accessibility and interactivity, and the use of aesthetic design, as well as tools like Gantt charts, GIMP, Privacy Rating, and WAVE. The paper concludes with a list of 5 recommendations for technical communicators to create effective and engaging data visualizations.Item Beyond "Just Use the Free One": Connecting the Economics and Use of Technical Communication Tools(2020-05) Wold, RyanThis poster provides guidance for technical communicators navigating technology adoption decisions. First, this poster provides quotes from professional technical communicators suggesting that the pricing of technical communication tools can influence the way technical communication teams work. Second, it shows the methods and results of a research study that evaluated the pricing scheme of 30 commonly used technical communication tools. Models demonstrate how the pricing strategies, versioning strategies, and onboarding strategies used by the proprietors of technical communication tools can influence the way teams use those tools. This research indicates the strategies used to price software tools can affect usability, as minor differences at every level of a company’s pricing scheme can influence user behavior.Item Certificate & MS Graduate Student Handbook, 2018-2019(University of Minnesota, 2018-09) Department of Writing StudiesItem Certificate & MS Graduate Student Handbook, 2019-20(University of Minnesota, 2019-08) Department of Writing StudiesItem Certificate & MS Graduate Student Handbook, 2020-21(University of Minnesota, 2020-08) Department of Writing StudiesItem Certificate & MS Graduate Student Handbook, 2021-22(University of Minnesota, 2021-08) Department of Writing StudiesItem Certificate & MS Graduate Student Handbook, 2022-23(2022) Department of Writing StudiesItem Certificate & MS Graduate Student Handbook, 2023-2024(2023) Department of Writing StudiesItem Exploring the Gap Between a Morally Valid and a Legally Adequate Consent; Investigating Latino Understanding of an Informed Consent Conference(2015-06) Pigozzi, LauraAbstract Enrollment of members of minority communities in clinical trials is an important step towards the elimination of health disparities and increases the generalizability of research results. Latinos are disproportionally affected by a number of health issues such as diabetes. Having Latinos participate in research is essential since limited participation leads to limited data specific for this population. Furthermore, for some patients, inclusion in clinical trials represents an opportunity to receive new therapies not otherwise available. This project explores Latinos’ understanding of the informed consent conference considered on a broad level, including oral, textual, and visual components. Grounded theory is used as the analytic methodology. This bioethics question is explored by situating the theory within relevant literature in bioethics, rhetoric, scientific and technical communication, and intercultural communication. Data was gathered in three studies using the methodology of analogue participants. A simulation of a healthy patient consent conference was used in Study 1 and Study 2, while a simulation of a multi-arm diabetes trial was used in Study 3. The analogue participants were recruited from urban Catholic parishes that serve a large immigrant Latino population. In order to secure a moral consent and honor the autonomy of members of this community during trial enrollment, the researcher must thoroughly understand the social context that forms the identity of the Latino community member. Although the level of autonomy varies with each individual, the social context shaped by this data suggests a compromised autonomy. The social context of this community is complex and dynamic. Latino immigrants in this study live in a closely-knit community, sharing a culture, language, faith, for the most part their country of origin, and the immigrant experience. These community members demonstrate care and concern for one another in their shared struggles to acculturate while living with a steady sense of disquietude surrounding the immigration status of themselves, family members, or friends. An undocumented status affects all areas of an immigrant’s life, limiting many potential opportunities. The grounded theory resulting from the data gathered in Study 1, Study 2, and Study 3 suggests a culturally specific way to present trial information to members of this community, describes how that information might be understood, and illustrates the community’s social context. Understanding the social context is necessary to understand how to present trial information and to understand the autonomy of community members.Item Exploring the Nexus of Telemedicine and Written Mobile Communications(2019-05-06) Gresbrink, Emily KThere is plentiful research covering how we write for mobile, as well as how mobile users write, process, and synthesize information on a screen. There is also a substantial amount of research covering the outcomes telemedicine, or the use of electronic information and communication technologies to supply and support health care services when distance separates participants (Luyegu 2017). However, it is unknown what research exists at the nexus of these two fields. This systematic literature review focuses on discovering research that covers telemedicine and written mobile communications. The review looks to discover what literature, if any, exists, and how it can inform future written communication work in the healthcare and mobile shared space. The review found that no literature currently exists, and future research must occur in this field due to the rapid growth of telemedicine and mobile device usage.Item Graduate Student Handbook, 2007-2008(University of Minnesota, 2007-09) Department of Writing StudiesItem Graduate Student Handbook, 2010-2011(University of Minnesota, 2010) Department of Writing StudiesItem Graduate Student Handbook, 2012-2013(University of Minnesota, 2012) Department of Writing StudiesItem Graduate Student Handbook, 2013-2014(University of Minnesota, 2013) Department of Writing StudiesItem Graduate Student Handbook, 2014-2015(University of Minnesota, 2014) Department of Writing StudiesItem Graduate Student Handbook, 2015-2016(University of Minnesota, 2015) Department of Writing StudiesItem Graduate Student Handbook, 2016-2017(University of Minnesota, 2016) Department of Writing StudiesItem Graduate Student Handbook, 2017-2018(University of Minnesota, 2017) Department of Writing StudiesItem Investigating the Online Presence of Immigration Organizations: Understanding the Role of Social Justice and Technical Communication(2021-05) Veeramoothoo, SaveenaThis dissertation investigates how immigration organizations in the US use their online presence to disseminate information. Immigration organizations are typically non-profit organizations whose mission involves helping migrants (whether with legal services, or any number of other services). This dissertation contributes to the conversations on social justice in technical and professional communication (TPC) by focusing on an often overlooked area in TPC research: migration and migrants in the US. This project contributes to the intersection of TPC and migration by investigating how immigration organizations use certain key online spaces and the information they share there. To begin, I first identified a network of national immigration organizations through hyperlinks. This network allowed me to identify two key organizations to further study, namely Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) and US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). I then studied the website of each organization, focusing on their content and targeted audiences. Finally, I studied their Twitter accounts, focusing on content, targeted audiences and tweets’ metadata (including frequency of tweets, replies and retweets). Combining the results from the website analysis and Twitter analysis, I discuss the implications of the study, including voice, power and privilege, and audience engagement. Finally, I discuss the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the study and its implications for immigration organizations’ dissemination of information in online spaces.Item Software Patent Application Drafting Guideline Development(2014-05-05) Choi, WonjongSoftware patent drafting is a promising field because top IT (Internet Technology) companies rely on software patents to protect their products. However, software patent drafting is a relatively unknown field for technical communication students. This paper answers the questions on “how to become a patent writer” and “how to draft a software patent application” This paper provides specific required skills to become a patent writer. In addition, this paper also provides specific guidelines to drafting the most important sections in a software patent application: claim, embodiment, and diagram sections. Two patent experts working for Samsung Electronics have reviewed this work and their feedback was applied to this paper.