I am an Assistant Professor of Technical Communication and Usability at the Center for Language Research in University of Aizu, Japan. I have over 7 years of teaching and research experience in technical documentation and interface design.

My area of active research involves user-centered design issues, structuring information for procedural tasks in user manuals, interface design and e-learning systems. I have published in premier journals and conference proceedings in the area of technical communication and usability. I am actively involved with IEEE Professional Communication Society and its Japan Chapter.

I teach courses in technical writing, technical reading besides other writing courses. In the past I have had extensive experience of teaching advanced undergraduate and graduate courses and corporate consulting in the area of usability testing, technical procedures and manuals, technical presentations, interface design. I also specialize in writing business documents.

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Publications (2007-2008)

Roy, D and Grice, R. Using Concept Maps for Teaching Technical Writing to Computer Science Majors: Case Study in a Japanese Technical University. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication (Status: In review).

Roy, D. Readers’ Situational Learning Approaches with Spatial Text -Graphic Instructions: A Case Study with Procedural Patient Education Modules. Technical Communication (Status: In Review)

Roy, D and Grice, R. Off-shoring Technical Writing Projects to India: Studying the Potential in an Emerging Market. Technical communication (Status: In review)

Roy, D. Designing Text-Graphics Procedural Instructions for Surgical Patient Education Modules: An Experimental Study. Technical Communication Quarterly. (April, 2008)

Roy, D. 2007. Significance of Configuration and Subassemblies in Sequential Procedural Instructions: An Experimental Study. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, 50 (2). 147-162.

Roy, D. (2008). Using Concept Maps for Information Conceptualization and Schematization in Technical Reading Courses: A Case Study for Computer Science Majors in Japan. Proceedings of the IEEE IPCC, Montreal, CA (Forthcoming).

Roy, D. (2008). Designing Instructional Graphics for Surgical Education. Proceedings of the IASTED International Conference on Internet and Multimedia Systems and Applications, Innsbruck, Austria (Forthcoming).

Roy, D & Brine, J. (2008). Structured Authoring of Technical Documents through Systematic Collaboration in Using Open-Source Technologies. Proceedings of the 7TH IASTED International Conference on Web-based Education, Innsbruck, Austria (Forthcoming)

Roy, D. and Brian, J. 2007. Using Open Source Systems to Teach Technical Document Production in a Japanese University. Proceedings of the IEEE PCSJ Seminar, Aizu-Wakamatsu city, Japan.

Roy, D and Johnson, N. 2007. Using Knowledge Models for Designing Problem-solving Activities in a Technical Writing Course. Proceedings of the IEEE PCSJ Seminar, Aizu-Wakamatsu city, Japan.

Brine, J, Wilson, I and Roy, D. 2007. Technology-Mediated EFL in a Japanese IT University. Proceedings of the 7th IEEE International Conference on Computers and Information Technology Aizu-Wakamatsu city, Japan.

Roy, D. 2007. Designing an Experimental Study to Explore Spatial Representations in English Software Manuals for Non-native Speakers. Proceedings of the IEEE IPCC, Seattle, WA.

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