Faculty Profile

Vincent Robles

Title
Assistant Professor
Department
Technical Communication
College
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
PhD, Iowa State University, 2017. 
Major: Rhetoric and Professional Communication
Dissertation Title: Discourse Strategies at Technical-Support Helpdesks
MA, Texas Tech University, 2012. 
Major: Technical Communication
BA, Wayland Baptist University, 2010. 
Major: English





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
No current or future courses scheduled.


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
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Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    TECM 4180.001, Advanced Technical Communication, Summer 5W2 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    TECM 4190.001, Technical Editing, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    TECM 3100.001, Visual Technical Communication, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    TECM 3100.301, Visual Technical Communication, Spring 2021 
                    

                    TECM 5185.001, Principles of Technical Communication, Fall 8W1 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    TECM 4100.001, Proposal Writing, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    TECM 5200.801, Digital Content Strategies for Communication Professionals, Summer 8W2 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    TECM 5170.001, Grants and Proposals, Spring 8W1 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    TECM 3100.001, Visual Technical Communication, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    TECM 3100.301, Visual Technical Communication, Spring 2020 
                    

                    TECM 3550.001, Content Strategy in Technical Communication, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    TECM 5200.801, Digital Content Strategies for Communication Professionals, Fall 8W2 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    TECM 5170.001, Grants and Proposals, Spring 8W1 2019  SPOT
                    

                    TECM 4100.001, Proposal Writing, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    TECM 4900.701, Special Problems, Spring 2019 Syllabus
                    

                    TECM 5195.801, Editing Technical Documents, Fall 8W1 2018  SPOT
                    

                    TECM 5195.805, Editing Technical Documents, Fall 8W1 2018  SPOT
                    

                    TECM 3100.001, Visual Technical Communication, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    TECM 3100.301, Visual Technical Communication, Fall 2018  SPOT
                    

                    TECM 3100.302, Visual Technical Communication, Fall 2018  SPOT
                    

                    TECM 4190.001, Technical Editing, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    TECM 4100.001, Writing Grants and Proposals, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    TECM 4190.001, Technical Editing, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    TECM 4190.002, Technical Editing, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT

          


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  

  
  	

	

	  

		

		   
Published Publications



  

  
Published Intellectual Contributions


  
Abstracts and Proceedings
Robles, V., Frith, J.  (2018). Developing a Content Strategy Course and Interdisciplinary Skills: A Teaching Case. Other. 6.  ACM:. https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=3233937
Journal Article
Schieber, D., Robles, V.  (2019). Using reflections to gauge audience awareness in business and professional communication courses. Other. 82(3), 297-316. Sage. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/2329490619851120
Robles, V., Baker, M. J. (2019). Using Case-Method Pedagogy to Facilitate Audience Awareness. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication. 62(2), 192-207. IEEE Xplore. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/8641353
Robles, V.  (2018). Visualizing Certainty: What the Cultural History of the Gantt Chart Teaches Technical and Professional Communicators about Management.. Technical Communication Quarterly. no. 27(4), 300–321. Taylor and Francis. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10572252.2018.1520025
Robles, V.  (2018). Resolving Discourse at Technical-Support Helpdesks. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication. 61(3), 275-294. IEEE XPlore. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8337087
Textbook
Robles, V., Baker, M., Baker, W.  (2020). Professional Writing and Speaking. teachtowrite.com



	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   
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Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research  

 	 
	 	 
  
Grant - Research   
Robles, V. (Principal), Frith, J. (Co-Principal), "Faculty Mentoring Grant," Sponsored by Office of Faculty Success, University of North Texas, $1500 Funded. (September 1, 2018 – September 2019).



	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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