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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>I’m going to be teaching a course on <span class=ui-provider>research methods in technical and professional communication targeted at undergraduates. Are there any textbooks or materials (e.g., readings, syllabi) that people might recommend or share in this area, particularly materials that emphasize qualitative inquiry into organizations, communities, and cultures? Note I’m also interested in materials intersecting with design/design thinking, UX, XA, and HCI. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=ui-provider><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=ui-provider>Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=ui-provider>Steve</span></p><p class=MsoNormal>---------<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Steven Fraiberg<br>Associate Professor<br>Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures<br>Michigan State University <br>252 Ernst Bessey Hall<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>East Lansing, MI 48824<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>517.884.3885<br></span><a href="mailto:sfraibe2@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC'>sfraibe2@msu.edu</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>