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Chapter 4: Conducting Research for Technical Communication

Internet Exercises

Internet Exercises

This activity contains 3 questions.

	Using tips from Chapter 4 and from William Trochim's Survey Research pages, draft some survey questions for a project you are doing for class. For each question, provide a description of the kind of question it is, why it is useful, and what results you are likely to get from it.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Using what you’ve learned in Chapter 4 about evaluating Web sites, evaluate and compare the following two Web sites: http://www.pibburns.com/catastro.htm and http://impact.arc.nasa.gov/index.cfm.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Use a search engine to locate at least three Web sites on a particular topic, preferably one that you plan to research and write about for class. Include the URL for each site and write a few sentences about each one, evaluating the credibility of the information on each site and discussing how the site’s presentation (e.g., organization, visual design) enhances, or detracts from, its credibility. Which of these sites, if any, would you use to help write your report and why?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

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