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Experience Design Should Not Make Users Cry

An Experience Design Review of Munich’s Altes Pinakothek Museum

By Kristin Zibell, guest author

June 2024

I thought the Albrecht Dürer masterwork painting, “Selbstbildnis imcPelzrock” would make me cry.cInstead, it was the abominable experience design of the Altes Pinakothek museum that brought me to tears.

My parents and I …

Student Outreach Event at Xavier College of Engineering

In April 2024, an outreach session was held for the ProComm at IEEE Student Xavier College of Engineering at Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu. The event was named the “Professional Communication Society Awareness & IEEE Student Branch Valedictory Function.” This is one of the very active student …

Words to Throw Away, by Yanwar & Morris

Amanda Pradhani Yanwar and John Morris

School of Industrial Education and Technology,King Mongkut”s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang,Bangkok 10520, Thailand

Corresponding author: john.mo@kmitl.ac.thORCID APY 0000-0001-7162-1339; JM 0000-0003-0539-1189

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Abstract

English is growing: new words are added rapidly. This makes it increasingly complicated – and thus harder to read …

Become an IEEE Senior Member!

Senior Member is the highest grade of IEEE membership for which a member can apply.  Only 10% of the 400,000 members of IEEE are Senior Members.  We would love to see more of our colleagues in the Professional Communication Society applying for this honor.  

Benefits of …

Antenarratives to the Single Story: Tham Interview

 

 
 
Introduction
Over the next weeks and months, we will be highlighting award winners recognized by IEEE ProComm. This week’s interview is with Dr. Jason Tham, who is an Associate Professor of Technical Communication and Rhetoric at Texas Tech University. Tham is also the Assistant Chair of …

ChatGPT, LLMs, and Teaching

 
Author: Traci Nathans-KellyJan 2024
Many IEEE ProComm members are faculty at universities in the United States and across the globe. For most of these institutions, January marks the start of a new semester, new courses, and the writing or updating of course syllabi.  And since the …

Dec 2023 Transactions Available

The State of UX in Technical and Professional Communication: Courses, Programs, and Jobs
Guiseppe Getto; Jack T. Labriola; Amber Lancaster
As the technical and professional communication (TPC) field has evolved in response to broader changes in the world economy, numerous professions have arisen within its ranks that …

ProComm 2024 Welcomes Industry and Academia Alike!

In a matter of days, the ProComm 2024 conference submissions portal will open, accepting calls for proposals from IEEE members and beyond. ProComm 2024 will be held at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA, July 14-17, 2024. The theme of “Building Bridges: Connecting Ideas, People, …