Minimalism beyond the Nurnberg funnel / edited by John M. Carroll.

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Society for Technical Communication
Other Authors:	Carroll, John M. (John Millar), 1950-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©1998.
Subjects:	Communication of technical information. COMPUTERS > Reference. COMPUTERS > Machine Theory. COMPUTERS > Computer Literacy. COMPUTERS > Information Technology. COMPUTERS > Data Processing. COMPUTERS > Computer Science. COMPUTERS > Hardware > General. Communication of technical information Methodologie Minimalist program > Linguistik Mens-computer-interactie. Software. Handleidingen.
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Table of Contents:

Reconstructing minimalism / John M. Carroll
Principles and heuristics for designing minimalist instruction / Hans van der Meij and John M. Carroll
Ten misconceptions about minimalism / John M. Carroll and Hans van der Meij
Exploring minimalism today : a view from the practitioner's window / Patricia A.H. Anson
Follow-up training in minimalism : how are technical communicators using minimalism? / Stephanie Rosenbaum
Choosing a minimalist approach for expert users / JoAnn T. Hackos
Minimalism for complex tasks / Barbara Mirel
Minimalism in technical communication : some issues to consider / Janice Redish
Layering as a safety net for minimalist documentation / David K. Farkas
Optimizing the joint handling of manual and screen / Hans van der Meij
Minimalism : a quality strategy for success / Karl L. Smart
Art of minimalism : constructing a rhetorical theory of computer documentation / Robert R. Johnson
Practical problems and proposed solutions in designing action-centered documentation / Stephen W. Draper
Minimalism : a case of information transfer in technical communication / R. John Brockmann
Minimalism : an agenda for research and practice / Greg Kearsley
Appendix, Reviews, general discussions, and applications of minimalism since 1990 / Faith A. McCreary and John M. Carroll.

Minimalism beyond the Nurnberg funnel / edited by John M. Carroll.

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