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Developing Intercultural Communication Skills in Entry-Level Technical Professional Communication Courses: Qualitative Insights on Teaching Materials, Soft Skills, and the Use of the Introduce-Practice-Apply-Reflect (IPAR) Model
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Katie Rieger – ProQuest LLC, 2022
I provide considerations for TPC instructors and programs regarding developing students' IC skills.I start by examining key conversations and found that issues teaching IC arise when frameworks, texts, and/or individuals do not define key terms related to culture and IC. To address this issue and create a strong foundation, I establish some of the…
Descriptors: Intercultural Communication, Skill Development, Technical Writing, Business Communication
Information Design: A New Approach to Teaching Technical Writing Service Courses
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McKee, Candie DeLane – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study used a needs assessment, process analysis, process design, and textbook design to develop a new process and new textbook, based on Cargile-Cook's layered literacies, Quesenbery's five qualities of usability, and Carliner's information design theories, for use in technical writing service learning courses. The needs assessment was based…
Descriptors: Technical Writing, Teaching Methods, Needs Assessment, Service Learning
An Exploration of the Role of Occupation in School-Based Occupational Therapy Practice
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Benson, Jeryl DiSanti – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to explore the role of occupation in school-based occupational therapy practice. The research questions were (1) How do school-based occupational therapists describe the role of occupation during intervention? (2) Which theories of occupation do school-based occupational therapists associate with their own practice?…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Intervention, Models, Program Effectiveness