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Full-Text Articles in Technical and Professional Writing

First Things First: Deciding Between "First" And "Firstly", Tammy Locke Jun 2021

First Things First: Deciding Between "First" And "Firstly", Tammy Locke

Word for Word 2021

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Begin Again: Reassessing Graduate Orientation, Codi Renee Blackmon Jun 2021

Begin Again: Reassessing Graduate Orientation, Codi Renee Blackmon

Theses and Dissertations

UA Little Rock's mandatory online graduate orientation takes about 15 minutes to complete. For all the information presented in that short time, is it useful? Lack of information retention among graduate students after orientation highlights the need for assessment. This research addresses UA Little Rock's graduate orientation program by applying Saul Carliner's physical, cognitive, and affective information design theory. I conducted focus groups with graduate students, report their perceptions of orientation programming, and combine their feedback with technical communication theory and best practices. Results show that students have issues with the orientation process and suggest improvements at all levels of …


"Majority Of" Or "Most"?, Ann Sutton May 2021

"Majority Of" Or "Most"?, Ann Sutton

Word for Word 2021

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The Rhetorical Significance Of Women Deminers And Female Participation In Post-Conflict Operations, Brenna N. Matlock May 2021

The Rhetorical Significance Of Women Deminers And Female Participation In Post-Conflict Operations, Brenna N. Matlock

Masters Theses, 2020-current

Across the globe, all female or mix-gender demining teams are working to eradicate landmines and other explosive remnants of war that threaten their communities. However, more generally, women are often absent from the various elements of security and peacekeeping that exists in post-conflict environments. The purpose of this research is to examine the rhetorical significance of women deminers and to analyze wider implications for female participation in post-conflict operations. Using a phenomenological, feminist, and transformative framework, I collected qualitative data from a range of public texts (or “artifacts”) written about women deminers and from online surveys distributed to women demining …


Are Control Subjects "Healthy"?, Lizzie Hess May 2021

Are Control Subjects "Healthy"?, Lizzie Hess

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Video For All: An Argument Towards Standardization Of Video Production Practices And Research, Kelley Bostian May 2021

Video For All: An Argument Towards Standardization Of Video Production Practices And Research, Kelley Bostian

Master of Arts in Professional Writing Capstones

Instructional videos, a subset of video pedagogy, are becoming valuable pedagogical tools for instructors within both higher education and professional writing environments. By researching contemporary academic literature and creating video artifacts that put theory into practice, this capstone project answers three important questions: 1) How could video pedagogy shift student attitudes or engagement with course content in digital learning environments? 2) What benefits and limitations of standardizing and researching video pedagogy are valuable for educators interested in creating video to understand, including educators with limited or no video production experience? 3) In what ways could certain production techniques in video …


Nonprofit Social Media Internships: A Handbook, Allison Laroy May 2021

Nonprofit Social Media Internships: A Handbook, Allison Laroy

College of Arts & Sciences Senior Theses

This thesis examines how nonprofits can best prepare their interns and how interns can best prepare themselves for a role in engaging audiences through social media. Through a literature review on nonprofit social media and internships, a series of qualitative interviews with interns and supervisors, and my own lived experiences as a social media intern, I develop a handbook for nonprofit social media internships. This guide is relevant to the specific experiences of nonprofit social media internships, includes advice on training, mentorship, and best practices, and finally, it incorporates further resources on nonprofit social media that interns and supervisors can …


Developing The Facilitative Health And Well-Being Tool: Freeing Writing, William O. Fogarty May 2021

Developing The Facilitative Health And Well-Being Tool: Freeing Writing, William O. Fogarty

Creativity and Change Leadership Graduate Student Master's Projects

Research into processes of self, including self-concept clarity, identity, and meaning and purpose in life, has demonstrated that human beings that feel they know themselves tend to experience positive health and well-being outcomes, while people who feel they don’t know themselves tend to experience more negative health and well-being outcomes. These findings indicate that knowing oneself is essential. Thus, the facilitative tool I am creating with this Master’s Project, Freeing Writing, combines the power of self-knowledge and self-discovery with the healing power of expressive writing. In this manuscript, I synthesize the scientific research, Design Thinking process, and real-world experiences which …


Reviewing The Review Process: Designing Better Review Forms For Student Editors Of Undergraduate Research Publications, Meluso Rosaria Meluso May 2021

Reviewing The Review Process: Designing Better Review Forms For Student Editors Of Undergraduate Research Publications, Meluso Rosaria Meluso

Graduate Theses/Dissertations

In 1998, the Boyer Commission on Educating Undergraduates in the Research University suggested that undergraduate students should be involved in research to improve their learning. Undergraduate research publications arose partially as a response to this suggestion because they allow students to engage in experiential learning. They also allow students to see research as serving a larger purpose rather than simply satisfying a requirement for a grade. Students, especially undergraduates, often serve as editors on undergraduate publications, but it is unclear what they understand about research, both as it applies to their own work as well as work from different disciplines, …


Between "Among" And "Between", Sarah Bronson Apr 2021

Between "Among" And "Between", Sarah Bronson

Word for Word 2021

No abstract provided.


Engl 102: Research Paper, Alex Way Apr 2021

Engl 102: Research Paper, Alex Way

Cardinal Compositions

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Engl 102: Infographic And Writer’S Memo, Brittany Smart Apr 2021

Engl 102: Infographic And Writer’S Memo, Brittany Smart

Cardinal Compositions

No abstract provided.


Engl 102: Writing About Bad Ideas About Writing, Charlotte Asmuth Apr 2021

Engl 102: Writing About Bad Ideas About Writing, Charlotte Asmuth

Cardinal Compositions

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Engl 102: Major Writing Assignment: Research Project, Charlotte Asmuth Apr 2021

Engl 102: Major Writing Assignment: Research Project, Charlotte Asmuth

Cardinal Compositions

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Engl 101: Writing Multimodal Arguments, Tim Johnson Apr 2021

Engl 101: Writing Multimodal Arguments, Tim Johnson

Cardinal Compositions

No abstract provided.


Response To Jennifer Cunningham: Code Switching Has Nothing To Do With Racism, Zaniah Shobe Apr 2021

Response To Jennifer Cunningham: Code Switching Has Nothing To Do With Racism, Zaniah Shobe

Cardinal Compositions

No abstract provided.


Black Language, Social Identity, And The “Gap”, Ariel Perkins Apr 2021

Black Language, Social Identity, And The “Gap”, Ariel Perkins

Cardinal Compositions

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3_Black Unicorn (Artwork), Amaiya Crawford Apr 2021

3_Black Unicorn (Artwork), Amaiya Crawford

Cardinal Compositions

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Exploring Bilingual Student Experiences In American Education, Rachel Raymer Apr 2021

Exploring Bilingual Student Experiences In American Education, Rachel Raymer

Cardinal Compositions

No abstract provided.


Introduction: Writing About Linguistic Diversity And Linguistic Racism, Charlotte Asmuth Apr 2021

Introduction: Writing About Linguistic Diversity And Linguistic Racism, Charlotte Asmuth

Cardinal Compositions

No abstract provided.


Othered (Poetry), Samantha Lamkin Apr 2021

Othered (Poetry), Samantha Lamkin

Cardinal Compositions

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A Note From The Art & Poetry Editor, Taylor Riley Apr 2021

A Note From The Art & Poetry Editor, Taylor Riley

Cardinal Compositions

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Autism By An Autistic: Different Not Less (Infographic & Writer’S Memo), Katherine Settle Apr 2021

Autism By An Autistic: Different Not Less (Infographic & Writer’S Memo), Katherine Settle

Cardinal Compositions

No abstract provided.


Socially Just Pedagogy (Infographic & Writer’S Memo), Kinsey Hattab Apr 2021

Socially Just Pedagogy (Infographic & Writer’S Memo), Kinsey Hattab

Cardinal Compositions

No abstract provided.


Street (Photography), Claudia Scheiderich Apr 2021

Street (Photography), Claudia Scheiderich

Cardinal Compositions

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Sex Education In Public Schools (Video & Essay), Cassidy Witt Apr 2021

Sex Education In Public Schools (Video & Essay), Cassidy Witt

Cardinal Compositions

No abstract provided.


Blissful Mornings: Introducing The Beauty Of Coffee (Podcast Essay), Will Doty Apr 2021

Blissful Mornings: Introducing The Beauty Of Coffee (Podcast Essay), Will Doty

Cardinal Compositions

No abstract provided.


Introduction: Multimodal Composition And Writing For Social Change, Lana D. Helm, Caitlin Burns Apr 2021

Introduction: Multimodal Composition And Writing For Social Change, Lana D. Helm, Caitlin Burns

Cardinal Compositions

No abstract provided.


Get Your Questions Answered With (The Ama Manual Of) Style, Sunita Patterson Apr 2021

Get Your Questions Answered With (The Ama Manual Of) Style, Sunita Patterson

Word for Word 2021

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One Writer, Two Genres: Composing And Analyzing Creative Nonfiction And Fantasy, Kara Herrera Apr 2021

One Writer, Two Genres: Composing And Analyzing Creative Nonfiction And Fantasy, Kara Herrera

Honors Theses

Creative writers face a wide range of options when they sit down to craft art out of words. Available to them are many genres, each with their own characteristics or traits. Additionally, many writers have accomplished self-reflection in interviews, Q&A sessions, and in print. It is not unusual to find writers taking their craft and turning it into their subject matter. This project aims for the same. In order to analyze the similarities and differences in the writing process across genres, a “writing about writing” essay is included along with four creative nonfiction essays and a young adult fantasy novel …