DocumentCode
2677590
Title
The paragraph: the weak link in technical communication?
Author
Murphy, Stephen
Author_Institution
Ibis Training & Writing, USA
fYear
2000
fDate
2000
Firstpage
477
Lastpage
482
Abstract
The paragraph has been a writer´s design convention for centuries. It can be applied to any kind of writing. It is flexible. It is easy to learn. It is what everyone is taught from about third grade onwards as the sole design for writing information. However, three different fields of endeavor are impacting the use of the paragraph as the only convention for conveying information in the corporate and technical world. They are: cognitive science research, online media and structured documentation
Keywords
cognitive systems; human factors; professional communication; system documentation; user interfaces; user manuals; cognitive science research; online media; paragraph; structured documentation; technical communication; technical world; writing design convention; writing information; Cognitive science; Costs; Documentation; Productivity; Professional communication; Space technology; Teamwork; Thumb; Writing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Professional Communication Conference, 2000. Proceedings of 2000 Joint IEEE International and 18th Annual Conference on Computer Documentation (IPCC/SIGDOC 2000)
Conference_Location
Cambridge, MA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-6431-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IPCC.2000.887304
Filename
887304
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