Workshop — Promoting practice: Preparing a case study or tutorial for the IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication

Because they help readers link the results of research to everyday practice, case studies and tutorials are popular formats for articles published in the IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication. Case studies explain in-depth the challenges that occurred on a particular technical or professional communication project. They describe the problem faced, the objectives and constraints of the project, the process for developing the project, and its results. Readers extrapolate what they learned from this specific experience to their own. Tutorials summarize key concepts from the literature in a particular area, then extrapolate specific lessons that readers can apply in their own professional communication practice. This workshop explains how to develop both types of articles. After presenting examples and the suggested formats for each type of article, this workshop provides time for participants to outline and receive early feedback on possible case studies and tutorials for the Transactions.