Information Mapping
Information Mapping is a registered as a trademark method to isolate and structuring information. She is assigned to the field of knowledge management.
Applications
Greatest Common applications for the technology since 1972 in the creation of technical documentation in the industry. However, the method is suitable for all types of corporate documents ( including letters and e- mails) and for other types of editorial work.
Operation
In the information - mapping technique is a method for structuring information. It is based on general knowledge, which is also part of the learning content at universities in cognitive psychology, media psychology and in the psychology of learning. In the information - mapping technology, these skills are combined into a single method. Information is transformed into perceptually optimized information sizes and structures. The information is presented in a way that individual types of information are self-contained. With this method, a technical writer technical documentation, write an article or other text so that the information contained in the document available in a shorter, more concise and understandable form. The content is easier to understand, certain content can be more easily found. The documents are to be read faster, leading to less faulty operation and are clearly understood. The method consists of three components, the analysis, structuring and organization, and presentation of information. In addition, the authors are a number of tools that exist among other things, recommendations, rules and procedures provided to generate a mapped document. Important tools of the information - mapping technique are two new pieces of information blocks, and maps referred to as. In addition, there are seven principles that must be adhered to by the author. Seven types of information are defined, after which the content of the document is classified, and each having a plurality of display modes are recommended. The Information Mapping method is a basic standard, which is very easy to adapt to company-specific needs and thus can be expanded into its own editorial standards in the company.
History
The method was developed in the mid 1960s by Robert E. Horn at Harvard University in Boston. In the 1970s and 1980s he developed seminars and training. He founded the firm Information Resources Inc., which was later renamed the Information Mapping, Inc.. He offered these seminars first public institutions in the U.S., such as the U.S. Army, at. According to Germany the technique was the mid-1990s.
Rights
Information Mapping designates a trademark whose rights are at Information Mapping, Inc.. The relaying of information mapping technique via trainings of Information Mapping, Inc. certified trainers. The course materials contain detailed instructions for implementing the method.
Summary of objectives
- Clearer division of the text or document
- Faster findability of information sought
- Higher efficiency when writing documents
- Effective texts from the perspective of the author
- Improved analysis in the absence of information and clarification of contradictions
- Save time by reading
- Easier to understand for the reader
- Faster new entry in the reader unfamiliar topics
- Consideration of needs for readers and authors
Basics
The information mapping technique based on the seven principles:
- Outlining principle: division into manageable chunks
- Relevance Principle: Summary of related information in a single unit
- Titling principle: Clearly related to the content names
- Uniformity principle: equal treatment of similar items
- Principle of equivalence of information carrier: equal treatment of tables, graphs, text and graphs
- Principle of availability of details: information is available at the location where they are needed
- Principle of systematic classification and titling: systematic application of classification and titling at all levels of the document
The information can be distinguished according to the following types of information:
- Instructions: describes the implementation of an action ( " What should I do if ... ?")
- Process: describes the functionality of an object ( " How ... ?")
- Structure: describes the structure of an object ("How does it look ?")
- Term: defines an object ("What 's that?" )
- Principle describes regularities ( " What should I do if ... ?")
- Fact: one features an object on ( " How great, how hard ... is it? " )
- Classification: a divides objects ( "Where are heard ... ?")
Information mapping technique uses the following two information units:
- Block: contains with related content elements such as tables, graphics, text and graphs
- Map: combines multiple content or related purpose from her blocks together under a common title