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Do We Need to Write Conceptual Information in Manuals?

  • Fachvortrag
  • User Experience
  • PhD Jonatan Lundin

    PhD Jonatan Lundin

    • Excosoft

Inhalt

Technical communicators are often told to focus on instructions and minimize descriptions, for example, how the components of an HW system works. Do you include such conceptual information in your manuals? If so, what purpose does it have? Based on research in technical communication, this session makes the case that conceptual information has a purpose. You will learn why, how and when it can support users to accomplish their goals.

Das lernen Sie

Users shape a mental model of the tools they use. The purpose of instructions and conceptual information is to support users to shape a mental model that corresponds to the tool. Thereby, users' chances of accomplishing a goal increases.

Vorkenntnisse

Experience as technical communicators, dealing with decisions on what type of information to design in user assistance.

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PhD Jonatan Lundin

PhD Jonatan Lundin

  • Excosoft
Biografie

Jonatan is a senior information architect within the technical communication field, currently employed at Excosoft in Sweden. He received his PhD, which deals with the design of manuals, in 2020 from Mälardalen University. He has more than 25 years of experience working as a technical communicator. As a frequent speaker at technical communication conferences, such as SIGDOC, ISDOC, tcworld, NORDIC Techkomm, STVY, FTI, DITA Europe, STC India etc, he thrives when discussing design challenges with fellow technical communicators.

Jonatan is a senior information architect within the technical communication field, currently employed at Excosoft in Sweden. He received his PhD, which deals with the design of manuals, in 2020 from Mälardalen University. He has more than 25 years of experience working as a technical communicator. As a frequent speaker at technical communication conferences, such as SIGDOC, ISDOC, tcworld, NORDIC Techkomm, STVY, FTI, DITA Europe, STC India etc, he thrives when discussing design challenges with fellow technical communicators.