Minimalism Beyond the Nurnberg Funnel

Buch | Hardcover

428 Seiten

1998
MIT Press (Verlag)
978-0-262-03249-0 (ISBN)

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Since 1990, work has been done to apply, refine, and broaden the minimalist approach to technical communication. This volume presents 14 contributions to the current theory and practice of minimalism, analyzing the acceptance of minimalism by the mainstream technical communications community.

Minimalism is an action- and task-oriented approach to instruction and documentation that emphasizes the importance of realistic activities and experiences for effective learning and information seeking. Since 1990, when the approach was defined in John Carroll's The Nurnberg Funnel, much work has been done to apply, refine, and broaden the minimalist approach to technical communication. This volume presents fourteen major contributions to the current theory and practice of minimalism.Contributors evaluate the development of minimalism up to now, analyze the acceptance of minimalism by the mainstream technical communications community, report on specific innovations and investigations, and discuss future challenges and directions. The book also includes an appendix containing a bibliography of published research and development work on minimalism since 1990.Contributors
Tricia Anson, R. John Brockmann, John M. Carroll, Steve Draper, David K. Farkas, JoAnn T. Hackos, Robert R. Johnson, Greg Kearsley, Barbara Mirel, Janice (Ginny) Redish, Stephanie Rosenbaum, Karl L. Smart, Hans van der Meij.

Published in association with the Society for Technical Communication.

John M. Carroll is a professor in the School of Information Sciences and Technology at Penn State University, University Park, PA. He has been elected into the CHI Academy by The Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction (ACM SIGCHI) in recognition of his outstanding leadership and service in the field of computer-human interaction. Doug Patt is a registered licensed architect in Pennsylvania and has taught architecture at Pennsylvania State University and Northampton Community College. He has a popular Web site and a widely viewed YouTube channel, both also called "How to Architect." http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=AYXpNryFnQ4

Reconstructing minimalism; principles and heuristics for designing minimalist instruction; ten misconceptions about minimalism; exploring minimalism today - a view from practitioner's window; follow-up on training in minimalism - how are technical communicators using minimalism? choosing a minimalist approach for expert users; minimalism for complex tasks; minimalism in technical communication -some issues to consider; layering as a safety net for minimalist documentation; optimizing the joint handling of manual and screen; minimalism - a quality strategy for success; the art of minimalism -constructing a rhetorical theory of computer documentation; practical problems and proposed solutions in designing action-centred documentation; minimalism - a case of information transfer in technical communication; minimalism - an agenda for research and practice.

Reihe/Serie	Minimalism Beyond the Nurnberg Funnel
Verlagsort	Cambridge, Mass.
Sprache	englisch
Maße	157 x 231 mm
Gewicht	771 g
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Wörterbuch / Fremdsprachen
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
	Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Netzwerke
	Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Theorie / Studium
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Kommunikationswissenschaft
ISBN-10	0-262-03249-X / 026203249X
ISBN-13	978-0-262-03249-0 / 9780262032490
Zustand	Neuware