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opted to participate in my study thus far! For those of you who haven't, and have taught a course in UX, please consider participating in my IRB approved study on UX course outcomes within unde</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body Text" class="ContentPasted0">r</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body Text" class="ContentPasted0">graduate
</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body Text" class="ContentPasted0">TPC</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body Text" class="ContentPasted0"> programs</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body Text" class="ContentPasted0">. You can find information about
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<span data-contrast="auto" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,Calibri_EmbeddedFont,Calibri_MSFontService,sans-serif;font-style:normal;line-height:20.5042px" lang="en-US"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body Text" class="ContentPasted0">The University of North
Texas Department of Technical Communication is conducting a research study on </span>
</span><span data-contrast="none" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-style: normal; line-height: 20.5042px;" lang="en-US"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body Text" class="ContentPasted0">UX
course outcomes in TPC programs</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body Text" class="ContentPasted0"> titled
</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body Text" class="ContentPasted0">“Finding the gap: A comparison of UX industry practices and UX course outcomes in TPC programs.”
</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body Text" class="ContentPasted0">The</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body Text" class="ContentPasted0"> purpose of this study is to compare required qualifications in early-career UX positions with curricular outcomes in UX
courses within undergraduate programs.</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body Text" class="ContentPasted0"> If you are at least 18 years old and have taught a</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body Text" class="ContentPasted0">n undergraduate</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body Text" class="ContentPasted0">
</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body Text" class="ContentPasted0">in user experience</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Body Text" class="ContentPasted0">, you may qualify for participation. </span></span><span data-ccp-props="{}" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; line-height: 20.5042px;" class="ContentPasted0"> </span></p>
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in this study takes approximately 10 minutes of your time and includes providing your UX course syllabi, including any outcomes, objectives, and assignments. </span></span><span data-ccp-props="{}" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; line-height: 20.5042px;" class="ContentPasted0"> </span></p>
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</span><span class="ContentPasted0">All course materials will be de-identified to ensure participant confidentiality.
</span><span class="ContentPasted0">You </span></span><span data-contrast="none" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; text-decoration: underline; line-height: 20.5042px;" lang="en-US"><span class="ContentPasted0">will
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participate in this study, you will need to </span></span><a href="https://unt.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7TDKMLg0XmUGFqm" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="0" class="ContentPasted0"><span data-contrast="none" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; text-decoration: underline; line-height: 20.5042px;" lang="en-US"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">complete
this Qualtrics survey</span></span></a><span data-contrast="none" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; line-height: 20.5042px;" lang="en-US"><span class="ContentPasted0">.
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<span data-contrast="none" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; line-height: 20.5042px;" lang="en-US"><span class="ContentPasted0">For more information about this study, please
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