Affordable patient record automation for small clinics: field testing the piClinic console
Robert Watson
Peer-reviewed poster presented at the 37th ACM International Conference on the Design of Communication (SIGDOC), October 4, 2019 in Portland, OR. Article PDF | Poster | ACM Digital Library
Bridging the Gap between Paper Patient Records and EHR Systems with the piClinic Console
Robert Watson
Peer-reviewed conference paper presented at the 8th IEEE Conference on Global Humanitarian Technology (GHTC), October 20, 2018 in San Jose, CA. PDF (draft) | IEEE Xplore
Enriching Technical Communication Education: Collaborating Across Disciplines and Cultures to Develop the piClinic Console
Robert Watson
Peer-reviewed conference paper presented at the 36th ACM International Conference on the Design of Communication (SIGDOC), August 3, 2018 in Milwaukee, WI. PDF | ACM Digital Library | Presentation video
Using Independent Studies to Enhance Usability Assessment Skills in a Generalist Program
Robert Watson, Pam Estes Brewer
Peer-reviewed conference paper presented at the 2018 IEEE International Professional Communication Conference (ProComm). July 23, 2018 in Toronto, Ontario, CA. PDF | IEEE Xplore
Audience, Market, Product: Planning your API documentation
Robert Watson
Presentation given at the 2018 Write The Docs, Portland conference. May 8, 2018 in Portland, OR. Presentation video
Engineering Scholars + Tift + Tech Com = Go Baby Go
Philip T. McCreanor, Sybil Keesbury, Robert Watson
Peer-reviewed conference paper presented at the 2018 ASEE Southern Section Conference, March 6, 2018 in Daytona Beach, FL. ASEE Site
Diverging currents: Continuous innovation in an engineering-based Technical Communication program
Pam Estes Brewer, Helen Grady, Robert Watson
Peer-reviewed conference paper presented at the 2017 IEEE International Professional Communication Conference (ProComm). July 24, 2017 in Madison, WI. IEEE Xplore
Plan your API Documentation by Understanding the Audience, Market, and Product
Robert Watson
Webinar presented to online audience, Dec. 14, 2016. PowerPoint deck | Webinar recording
The need for innovation in assessing web content performance: A case study
Robert Watson and Jan H. Spyridakis
Peer-reviewed conference paper presented at the 2016 IEEE International Professional Communication Conference (ProComm). October 4, 2016 in Austin, TX. PDF | IEEE Xplore
A Tool to Remotely Collect and Visualize Users’ Interactions with Web-Based Content
Robert Watson and Jan H. Spyridakis
Peer-reviewed conference paper presented at the 34th ACM International Conference on the Design of Communication. September 22, 2016 in Silver Spring, MD. PDF | ACM Digital Library
Using Readers’ and Organizations’ Goals to Guide Assessment of Success in Information Websites
Robert Watson and Jan H. Spyridakis
Peer-reviewed conference paper presented at HCII2015. August 7, 2015 in Los Angeles, CA. PDF | SpringerLink
The effect of visual design and information content on readers’ assessments of API reference topics
Robert Bennett Watson
Doctoral dissertation, received June 19, 2015. University of Washington Digital Library. PDF | UW Digital Library download
Applying the Cognitive Dimensions of API Usability to Improve API Documentation Planning
Robert Watson
Poster presentation at SIGDOC’14. September, 2014 in Colorado Springs, CO. PDF | Poster | ACM Digital Library
API documentation and software community values: a survey of open-source API documentation
Robert Watson, Mark Stamnes, Jacob Jeannot-Schroeder, Jan H. Spyridakis
Peer-reviewed conference paper presented at SIGDOC’13. October, 2013 in Greenville, North Carolina. PDF | ACM Digital Library
Developing Best Practices for API Reference Documentation: Creating a Platform to Study How Programmers Learn New APIs
Robert Watson
Peer-reviewed conference paper presented at the IEEE International Professional Communication Conference. October, 2012 in Orlando, Fl. PDF | IEEE Xplore
Development and application of a heuristic to assess trends in API documentation
Robert Watson
Peer-reviewed conference paper presented at the 30th ACM International Conference on Design of Communication. September 2012 in Seattle, WA. PDF | ACM Digital Library
Incorporating Usability into the API Design Process (Chap. 11)
Authored chapter 11 in Usability of Complex Information Systems: Evaluation of User Interaction [Ed: Albers, Still] (CRC Press; 1st edition). October 15, 2010. Link to book in Amazon.com
Improving software API usability through text analysis: A case study
Robert Watson
Peer-reviewed conference paper presented at IEEE International Professional Communication Conference, 2009. August, 2009 in Honolulu, HI. PDF | IEEE Xplore