http://tc.eserver.org/authors/Kahn,_Russell_L. A bibliography of works by Kahn, Russell L. in the field of technical communication. en-us Copyright (c) 2005-08 by the EServer. All rights reserved. tclib-editorial@eserver.org (TC Library Editorial Board) webmaster@eserver.org (Geoffrey Sauer) http://tc.eserver.org/images/newlogo.gif http://tc.eserver.org/dir/Kahn,_Russell_L. http://tc.eserver.org/24545.html http://tc.eserver.org/24545.html This article looks at how two offices changed their informal work relationships and patterns in response to a major technological innovation in their field. This inductive study involves a cross-case analysis with field studies covering a two-year period. The research applies the models suggested by social action theory to help explain outcomes. By the end of this study, one office had lost its funding and was eliminated, while the other has survived and grown. The article examines whether the differing organizational responses to new core technology were related to each office's ability to survive. http://tc.eserver.org/19877.html http://tc.eserver.org/19877.html Understanding an organization's corporate culture can help explain how to get things done in an organization: communicate, advanced up the corporate ladder, and get project ideas accepted and completed. We can understand culture by identifying values, norms, and assumptions underlying the corporate 'world..' Cultures can he better understood by looking at such things as how an organization responds to crisis, how the intentions of group leaders come to be shared, and how an organization perceives itself. For example, a study of culture at one organization revealed such differing values between two groups, scientists and engineers, that cross-cultural mediation was necessary. http://tc.eserver.org/19787.html http://tc.eserver.org/19787.html Good web design follows many of the same tenants true of good design in any media: a concern for contrast, harmony, unity, and tone. But home page design also provides ways of presenting a corporate image and sense of place in unique ways through imagery, color, textured backgrounds, links, and unusual layout features. Technical concerns unique to Web page design includes the need to minimize download time through reduction in the size, complexity, and color depth of images and icons, and repetition of icons, backgrounds, and tables. All sites should have an introductory overview, a heuristic navigation system, links to local and distant sites, a response method, the date the site was last updated, and a copyright notice. http://tc.eserver.org/14156.html http://tc.eserver.org/14156.html This section of the ATTW site includes course syllabi and teaching materials for graduate and undergraduate courses in technical communication. Faculty and staff may submit and view syllabi in HTML and plain text (ASCII) format. The syllabi in the categories cover such things as home pages used in the classroom, course assignments, textbooks used, and class projects. Many of the syllabi include links to other websites and teaching materials. http://tc.eserver.org/10038.html http://tc.eserver.org/10038.html This site provides course syllabi and teaching materials for graduate and undergraduate courses in technical communication.