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User-Centered Technology (Suny Series, Studies in Scientific & Technical Communication) (SUNY series, Studies in Scientific and Technical Communication)
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Awarded "1998 Best Book" by the National Council of Teachers of English for Excellence in Technical and Scientific Communication. User-Centered Technology presents a theoretical model for examining technology through a user perspective. Johnson begins with a historical overview of the problem of technological use from the ancient Greeks to the present day - a problem seen most clearly in historical discussions of rhetoric theory. The central portion of the book elaborates on user-centered theory by defining three focal issues of the theory: user knowledge, human-technology interaction, and technological determinism. Working from an interdisciplinary perspective, Johnson uses rhetoric theory to present a definition of user knowledge; human factors engineering to illuminate the ideological presuppositions built into technology design; and history, philosophy, and sociology to explain technological determinism, possibly the greatest impediment to user-centered technology development in modern times. The latter part of the book applies user-centered theory in two contexts: the nonacademic sphere, where the writing and design of computer user documentation is discussed, and the academic sphere, through a discussion of how user-centered concepts might drive university technical communication and composition curricula.
Country USA
Brand State University of New York Press
Manufacturer State University of New York Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber Illustrations
Color Other
ReleaseDate 1998-10-29
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780791439326

Country	USA
Brand	State University of New York Press
Manufacturer	State University of New York Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	Illustrations
Color	Other
ReleaseDate	1998-10-29
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780791439326

User-Centered Technology (Suny Series, Studies in Scientific & Technical Communication) (SUNY series, Studies in Scientific and Technical Communication)

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