Degree Type
Thesis
Date of Award
1988
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
English
First Advisor
Caral S. David
Second Advisor
P. M. Keith
Third Advisor
P. M. Keith
Abstract
In this thesis, I examine the academic counterpart of the business-oriented usability test. I examine user protocols. Much literature has been written on protocols as a tool for understanding what goes on in the mind of the writer. For my thesis, however, I am not concerned with protocols in this traditional sense. I am interested in using protocols, more specifically "user" protocols, for getting at what goes on in the minds of users when they use documents to complete tasks. I am concerned with user protocols as a tool for teaching students audience awareness, and for bridging the gap between audiences that are addressed and audiences that are invoked.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.31274/rtd-180813-5916
Publisher
Digital Repository @ Iowa State University, http://lib.dr.iastate.edu
Copyright Owner
Iowa State University
Copyright Date
1988
Language
en
Date Available
August 27, 2013
File Format
application/pdf
File Size
77 pages
Recommended Citation
Walech-Roth, Laura L., "User protocols: one method of synthesizing addressed and invoked audiences" (1988). Retrospective Theses and Dissertations. 137.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/rtd/137
