Technical communication in information systems development: The use of cognitive mapping

IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 269-284

  Siau, Keng ^a   Tan, Xin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive mapping; Information systems development; Technical communication

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

CAUSAL MAPPING; COGNITIVE MAPPING; CONCEPT MAPPING; INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT; SEMANTIC MAPPING;

TECHNICAL WRITING;

EID: 27644434094     PISSN: 03611434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPC.2005.853933     Document Type: Article

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