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Course syllabus - Instructions and Technical Information

Scope

7.5 credits

Course code

ITE257

Valid from

Autumn semester 2024

Education level

First cycle

Progressive Specialisation

G1F (First cycle, has less than 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements)

Main area(s)

Information Design

School

School of Innovation, Design and Engineering

Ratified

2024-01-18

Literature lists

Course literature is preliminary up to 8 weeks before course start. Course literature can be valid over several semesters.

    • Ratified date: 2025-05-19
    • Latest update: 2025-05-27

    Books

    Ask, Rikard

    Teknikinformatörens handbok

    ISBN: 9789144072265

    LIBRIS-ID: 12746194

    1. uppl., Lund, Studentlitteratur, 145 s.

    Black, Alison

    Information design : research and practice

    LIBRIS-ID: 22482601

    URL: Tillgänglig för användare inom Mälardalens högskola

    Articles

    Eiriksdottir, E.; Catrambone, R.

    Procedural Instructions, Principles, and Examples: How to Structure Instructions for Procedural Tasks to Enhance Performance, Learning, and Transfer

    The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 53(6):749-70,

    Agrawala, M.; Phan, D.; Heiser, J.; Haymaker, J.; Klinger, J.; Hanrahan, P.; Tversky, B.

    Designing effective step-by-step assembly instructions

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    Albers,

    Reading to decide

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    Richards, C. J.; D’Amour Bussard, N.; Newman, R.

    Weighing-up line weights: The value of differing line thicknesses in technical illustrations

    Information Design Journal 15(2), 171-181,

    Lundin, Jonatan; Eriksson, Yvonne; Söderlund, Carina; Orre, Inger; Schaub, Harald

    Shaping thought through action: A study of the use and design of technical information

    LIBRIS-ID: t623vn20rd36hw8j

    URL: Link

    Västerås, Mälardalen University, 110

    Compendiums

    Osvalder. Metoder

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    Designing effective instruction

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    Web addresses

    Metoder och principer i terminologiarbetet. Spri-rapport nr 481

    URL: Link

    Stockholm: Spri och TNC,

    Nuopponen, Anita; Pilke, Nina; Itävuori-Rinne, Sari

    Ordning och reda: terminologilära i teori och praktik

    ISBN: 9789144115191

    LIBRIS-ID: 19433629

    2. uppl., Lund, Studentlitteratur, 218 s.

    What Is Simplified Technical English (STE)?

    URL: Link

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    Miscellaneous

    Kompendier kan läggas till vid kursstart

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Grade

Three-grade scale