This collection contains capstone projects authored by graduate students enrolled in ENG 696 Capstone Course in Technical Communication at Minnesota State University, Mankato. These projects may take the form of video presentations, papers, scholarly articles, reports and other publications.
Submissions from 2019
Environmental Data Visualizations: Opportunities for Technical Communication Research, Alissa Schmidt
Submissions from 2018
Enterprise Content Management in Technical Communication, Kristen Bledsoe-Fritz
Beyond Audience Analysis: Conceptualizing Empathy for Technical Communication, Bernadette L. Cash
Optimism and Compliance: An Examination of Disempowering Processes Within Online Patient Communities, Wendi F. Coleman
Isolation and Onboarding: Gender Bias in Aviation Training Documents, William Hart
Case Study: Hearing the Collective Student Voice in Online Courses, Caroline McGowan
Inclusive Writing in Video Game Documentation: A Technical Communication Approach, Samantha N. Sousa
Millennials Expect Less and More: Workplace Writing for Today's Workforce, Gina Weber
Cognitive Load Theory: Applications in Medical Education, Adam W. Wissman
Submissions from 2017
Social Media Writing in Nonprofit Organizations and Technical Communication, Timothy Anderson
Library Communication with the Distance Learning Student: A Literature Review, Liliana Cano
Best Practices for Self-Service: Taking Account of User Input on Self-Service Technology, Jerrod Foley
Are the Curricula of Technical Commuication Programs Keeping up with the Demands of Professionals and Employers, Geraldine K. Hirsch
Prescriptivism and Usage Error in Technical Communication: The Case of Dangling Modifiers, Asia Karpuleon
Death 2.0: Facebook Memorial Pages, Sara Marie Koktan
Submissions from 2016
Author Support for Wiki Based Help Systems: Genre Conventions for Content Templates, Claire Lundeby
Submissions from 2015
Technology-Based Learning Environments: How Activity Theory in Teacher Training can Facilitate Student Learning, Samantha Bohnenblust
Beyond the One-Armed Bandit: Slot Machines, Gamification, and Usability, Michele A. Dressen
Intellectual Property: A Guide for Freelance Writers and Bloggers, Amanda Gernentz
Reconsidering Information Mapping and Its Ambiguities, Tiffany Jackson
Data and Metadata: Externalizing the Inner TCBOK, Anders Rydholm
Rhetorical Appeals of Environmental Justice Communication, Chrishandra Taylor
Submissions from 2014
Offshore Outsourcing Technical Communication: How to Stay Competitive in a Global Market, Linda Grimm
Occupation, Profession, Vocation: Professional Identity and Status, Max Pruden
Environmental Communication, Sarah Ress
Essentials of Instructional Design: Skills to Benefit the Library Profession [Presentation], Jennifer M. Turner
