Getting it Wrong: Student Estimations of Time and the Number of Drafts in Linked Computer Science and Technical Communication Courses

IF 1.6 2区文学 Q2 COMMUNICATION

IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication Pub Date : 2024-11-07 DOI:10.1109/TPC.2024.3477012

Olga Menagarishvili;Rebecca E. Burnett;Andy Frazee

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Abstract

Background: Students in technical communication classes need to develop expert-like competence in project schedule management to prepare for academic and career success. We address two aspects of project schedule management—estimating time and estimating the number of drafts—that affect undergraduate computer science students in linked computer science–technical communication courses as they prepare documents for their client-based team project. Literature review: Our research considers three areas (developing expert-like behaviors, estimating time, and estimating the number of drafts) that students need to address in their coursework with complex, client-based problems. Research question: What percentage of students accurately estimate, overestimate, or underestimate the time needed to complete project tasks in face-to-face and hybrid sections? We define accurately estimating time as an expert-like behavior and categorize both generating documents and estimating the number of drafts as project tasks. Research methodology: To discuss this research question, we introduce the participants, explain our informed consent, describe our survey instrument for collecting data, and detail our research design. Results/discussion: We present student estimations in two categories: estimated versus actual time to complete assignments and the number of estimated versus actual drafts completed. We learn that students misjudge the amount of time and the number of drafts needed to complete a project, suggesting that technical communication coursework can better prepare students in developing these competencies.

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弄错了：计算机科学与技术交流关联课程中学生对时间和草稿数量的估计

背景：技术交流课程的学生需要在项目进度管理方面培养专家级的能力，为学业和职业成功做好准备。我们探讨了项目进度管理的两个方面--估算时间和估算草稿数量--这两个方面在计算机科学-技术交流课程中会影响到计算机科学专业的本科生，因为他们要为基于客户的团队项目准备文档。文献回顾：我们的研究考虑了三个方面（培养专家般的行为、估算时间和估算草稿数量），这些都是学生在课程学习中遇到复杂的、基于客户的问题时需要解决的问题。研究问题：在面授和混合授课中，准确估计、高估或低估完成项目任务所需时间的学生比例是多少？我们将准确估算时间定义为类似专家的行为，并将生成文档和估算草稿数量归类为项目任务。研究方法：为了讨论这个研究问题，我们介绍了参与者，解释了我们的知情同意，描述了我们收集数据的调查工具，并详细介绍了我们的研究设计。结果/讨论：我们将学生的估计分为两类：完成作业的估计时间与实际时间，以及完成草稿的估计数量与实际数量。我们了解到，学生错误地估计了完成一个项目所需的时间和草稿数量，这表明技术交流课程可以更好地帮助学生培养这些能力。

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IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication COMMUNICATION-

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3.20

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期刊介绍： The IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication is a peer-reviewed journal devoted to applied research on professional communication—including but not limited to technical and business communication. Papers should address the research interests and needs of technical communicators, engineers, scientists, information designers, editors, linguists, translators, managers, business professionals, and others from around the globe who practice, conduct research on, and teach others about effective professional communication. The Transactions publishes original, empirical research that addresses one of these contexts: The communication practices of technical professionals, such as engineers and scientists The practices of professional communicators who work in technical or business environments Evidence-based methods for teaching and practicing professional and technical communication.