{"product_id":"usercentered-technology-suny-series-studies-in-scientific-technical-communication-a-rhetorical-theory-for-computers-and-other-mundane-artifacts-in-scientific-and-technical-communication-9780791439326","title":"UserCentered Technology Suny Series Studies in","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePresents a theoretical model for examining technology through a user perspective.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 1999 Best Book presented by the National Council of Teachers of English NCTE Awards for Excellence in Technical and Scientific Communication \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUser-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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"State University Press of New York (SUNY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038156489047,"sku":"9780791439326","price":22.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/usercentered-technology-suny-series-studies-in-scientific-technical-communication-a-rhetorical-theory-for-computers-and-other-mundane-artifacts-in-scientific-and-technical-communication-9780791439326","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}