Blog #5 Closing Remarks

In producing a sound research design plan proposal, I learned that one needs to be thorough in order for others to understand and replicate your instructions. The most challenging part of this was developing the research design. The first part of this process involved heavy reading to understand and develop a literature review that grounds research in our already established theory. After that, we had to refine our research methods and understand the qualitative and quantitative aspects of what we were proposing. These processes have taught me as a future technical communicator and rhetorician that being thorough in our writing helps us be more understandable to the layman.

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  1. EthanNovember 19, 2025 at 6:50 PM

    Hi Mitski:

    Yeah, the need to thoroughly and methodically walk through the entire thought process, so others can apply the instructions and generate similar results is definitely a staple of solid, reputable research that contributes to the field and our understanding. It's easy for the author to find their own process obvious, but others can't read their mind, so odds are they need to reflect and develop a sense of self-awareness to realize how they come across and how to write for others' understanding.

    But yeah, seems you've done a better job naming specific steps and phases of the research-design process than me. Can certainly relate to the grind of the literature review and the fine-tuning of the research methods, and both were challenging, eye-opening, and expansive in their own ways.

    And while I get that technical communication is designed to be layman-friendly (or I suppose: audience-friendly), something tells me I have a long ways to go on that front. Ironic given that I'm in the TW;DR program, I know, but that's my style and my habit. Sorry for the digression, though.

    Regards,
    Ethan Lee
    ENGL 6401-50

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