{"product_id":"user-centered-technology-a-rhetorical-theory-for-computers-and-other-mundane-artifacts-9780791439326","title":"User-Centered Technology: A Rhetorical Theory for Computers and Other Mundane Artifacts","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Robert R. Johnson\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Social Aspects\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 of New York Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47591351976087,"sku":"9780791439326","price":3459.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780791439326.webp?v=1774972617","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/user-centered-technology-a-rhetorical-theory-for-computers-and-other-mundane-artifacts-9780791439326","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}