Hi Kris,
I think that Ms. Haworth has a different understanding of what a topic is supposed to be. She believes that a topic is a unit of presentation. I always go back to what Robert Horn says in Information Mapping. A topic is a unit of information that answers a single question, or serves a single purpose, for the reader. This deeper meaning of what constitutes a topic is one that DITA models.
The other thing worth noting is that DITA is a tool. When that tool is used by people who do not understand the craft, bad things happen. There is a false expectation among many that DITA will turn a poor or marginal technical writer into a good one. DITA can help in that process, but on its own it's not sufficient.
Best Regards,
On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 6:21 AM, Kristen James Eberlein <> wrote:
http://focusonreaders.blogspot.ca/2012/07/case-study-dita-topic-architecture.html
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Best,
Kris
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