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> -----Original Message-----
> From: bryan -dot- westbrook -at- amd -dot- com [mailto:bryan -dot- westbrook -at- amd -dot- com]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 1:12 PM
> To: TECHWR-L
> Subject: RE: Tech Writing Curriculum
>
>
> I see this as a contradiction.
No completely.
> Authoring online help is one
> of the concepts of technical writing.
True. But all you need is Word, the Help compiler, and Paint in order to
create online help with graphics.
If they learned it the hard way with RTF in Word, it'll make the
transition into RoboHelp/ForeHelp easier, because they'll understand
what those tools are good for and how they are helping you.
> Sure there are lots of
> jobs that don't require it, but if your goal is well-rounded
> students they should at least have an understanding of the
> fundamentals.
Exactly. You can get the fundamentals without a HAT and without FM, PM,
or other fancy layout packages.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Glenn Maxey [mailto:glenn -dot- maxey -at- voyanttech -dot- com]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 2:06 PM
> To: TECHWR-L
> Subject: RE: Tech Writing Curriculum
>
> However, the professors also knew that it was more important to teach
> the concepts. The concepts of for-loops, the concepts of compile and
> link, the concepts of breaking a task down, etc.
>
> forget about FrameMaker, forget about RoboHelp, forget about ForeHelp:
> teach Word and what can be done with it.
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