Journal of Business and Technical Communication Oct 2015

High-Tech Invention

Claire Lauer Arizona State University

Abstract

This article proposes a more complex consideration of the idea-generation stage of the document design process. Survey data collected from multiple sections of graphic design and technical communication classes show that design software and other technology can help students generate solutions to design problems by enabling them to realize design options that they may not have known exist and to adopt a bricolage approach to design that facilitates the process. The author makes several recommendations for how instructors can negotiate the sketching-software divide in their classrooms to ensure that the invention process is optimized for all students.

Journal
Journal of Business and Technical Communication
Published
2015-10-01
DOI
10.1177/1050651915588146
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Topics
multimodality technical communication

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