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Subject:RE: tutorials vs. instructions From:bryan -dot- westbrook -at- amd -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 1 May 2002 12:09:58 -0500
A tutorial generally walks the readers through an example of a procedure, giving them the exact settings and text (if applicable) to use and often featuring a fictitious scenario for using the product. It takes away the need to have an actual use in mind and the need to make decisions on how to adjust the settings or what information to input (if applicable).
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From: David Tillyer [mailto:DATCC -at- CUNYVM -dot- CUNY -dot- EDU]
Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 9:23 AM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: tutorials vs. instructions
A student asked me the difference between a tutorial and instructions
and I was at a loss for a precise distinction. I came up with a
general feeling that a tutorial was a more autonomous, confined tour
of a process whereas instructions don't necessarily have a beginning
and an end. Is that all it is, though? Is the difference simply the
different organizations or is there something more qualitative than
that? David Tillyer, City College of New York DATCC -at- CUNYVM -dot- CUNY -dot- EDU
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