Survey of usage of technical report components to establish their most effective organizationA survey of engineers and scientists at NASA's Langley Research Center (LaRC) and in the academic/industrial communities was conducted to determine the opinions of readers concerning the format (organization) of NASA technical reports and usage of technical report components. A survey questionnaire was sent to 513 LaRC engineers and scientists and 600 engineers and scientists from three (3) professional/technical societies. The survey response rates were 74 percent and 85 percent, respectively. The questionnaire contained 14 questions covering 12 survey topics. The results of two of these survey topics - the order in which users read components (Survey Topic 1) and the components reviewed or read to determine whether to read the entire report (Survey Topic 2) - are presented in this paper.
Document ID
19830053582
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Pinelli, T. E. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Cordle, V. M. (College of William and Mary Williamsburg, VA, United States)
Vondran, R. F. (Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, United States)