The practice of usability: Teaching user engagement through service-learning

Technical Communication Quarterly

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 381-412

  Scott, J Blake ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 77955963256     PISSN: 10572252     EISSN: 15427625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10572250802324929     Document Type: Article

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