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Panels
The SIGDOC 2001 program has 1 panel session.
L1:
The Changing Face of Technical Communication: New Directions for the Field in a
New Millennium
At the beginning of this new millennium, the field of technical communication
is experiencing a radical reconfiguration. The language and delivery methods of
technical communication are shifting, while at the same time new alliances are
emerging. To work effectively, professionals in technical communication now find
it necessary to immerse themselves in fields and collaborations often considered
external to technical communication-human-computer interaction, instructional
technology, business information systems, product design, ergonomics, and
management. As distinctions between these areas become increasingly blurred, it
becomes more and more difficult to point to a body of knowledge and methods that
technical communication can call its own.
The four papers on this panel examine new and significant factors that are
shaping the future of the field. Specifically, the panelists will address
developments in user-centered design, the corporate education movement,
psychology, and knowledge management. In conjunction, the four studies point to
how technical communication will become increasingly complex as it responds to
the demands of the new millennium. The presenters will also address how
technical communication as a field can play an active role in shaping the future
of organizations.
Contact:
Mark Zachry
mzachry@english.usu.edu
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