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<span data-contrast="auto" style="font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;line-height:20.5042px;font-family:Calibri, "Calibri_EmbeddedFont", "Calibri_MSFontService", sans-serif" class="TextRun SCXW61959459 BCX2" lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW61959459 BCX2 ContentPasted0" data-ccp-parastyle="Body Text">The
University of North Texas Department of Technical Communication is conducting a research study on
</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 20.5042px; font-family: Calibri, "Calibri_EmbeddedFont", "Calibri_MSFontService", sans-serif;" data-contrast="none" class="TextRun SCXW61959459 BCX2" lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW61959459 BCX2 ContentPasted0" data-ccp-parastyle="Body Text">UX
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in early-career UX positions with curricular outcomes in UX courses within undergraduate programs.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW61959459 BCX2 ContentPasted0" data-ccp-parastyle="Body Text"> If you are at least 18 years old and have taught a</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW61959459 BCX2 ContentPasted0" data-ccp-parastyle="Body Text">n
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