Hints, Help and Coaching : Aids to Effective Use of Computer Software

ISBN-13: 9783838322452 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 84 str.

Geoffrey Foster

Opis

This is a study of the help facilities provided in the popular word processor, Microsoft Word, which is revealed as a comprehensively accomplished application that can appear daunting at first. It is a pity that, according to this study, which surveyed several groups of student users, there are many who never progress beyond the unambitious use of a modest set of its capabilities. This thesis suggests that barriers to the full exploitation of the powers of Word and similar software packages may be overcome by a few simple strategies, including simplifying the already plentiful repertoire of customisation tools and devising training aimed specifically at enriching and smoothing the beginners learning curve.

O autorze

Geoffrey Foster was born in London, England in 1933. He went to public elementary and secondary school and then to the University of Cambridge, where he studied engineering. Moving to Australia in 1959, he taught Mechanical Engineering at the University of Queensland for 14 years, before switching to educational development. He retired in 1995.