Communication Design Quarterly Dec 2021 Open Access

Unlikely allies in preventing sexual misconduct: Student led prevention efforts in a technical communication classroom: experience report

Avery Edenfield ; Hailey Judd Utah Department of Health ; Emmalee Fishburn Utah State University ; Felicia Gallegos Utah State University

Abstract

Students' participation in relevant service learning can have a unique impact on their institution of higher education, if provided the opportunity. This article explores student-designed sexual misconduct prevention efforts taking place in an undergraduate project management course at one institution of higher education. We found that involving students in particular kinds of campus communication design and implementation simultaneously improved those efforts and offered students the opportunity to participate in impactful civic projects. In our article, we first examine the most common approach to sexual misconduct prevention, while considering its limitations. We then introduce a nontraditional collaboration---technical communication student involvement within prevention work---which resulted in new efforts. Finally, we illustrate how instructors can integrate similar collaborations.

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Communication Design Quarterly
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2021-12-01
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10.1145/3487213.3487214
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