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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817105103321

Autore

Jenkins Daniel P.

Titolo

Cognitive work analysis : coping with complexity / / Daniel P. Jenkins, Neville A. Stanton, Guy H. Walker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , 2017

ISBN

1-317-16471-7

1-315-57254-0

1-317-16470-9

1-281-89422-2

9786611894221

0-7546-9184-5

Edizione

[1st.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (299 p.)

Collana

Human factors in defence

Disciplina

355.3/3041

620.8'2

Soggetti

Command and control systems - Data processing

Human-machine systems - Design

Human-computer interaction

System analysis

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: Aldershot: Ashgate, 2008.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-264) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; About the Authors; Commonly Used Analysis Acronyms and Initialisms; Commonly Used Military Acronyms and Initialisms; Glossary; 1 Introduction; 2 It's a Complex World; 3 Interaction Design; 4 Application of CWA in Familiar Domains; 5 Applications of CWA in a Complex World; 6 Using CWA to Design for Dynamic Allocation of Function; 7 Designing Interfaces Using CWA; 8 Development of a CWA Software Tool; 9 Does the Tool Make the CWA Process any Quicker or Easier?; 10 Conclusions; Appendix: Can it be Taught?; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Cognitive Work Analysis (CWA) is a structured framework specifically developed for considering the development and analysis of complex socio-technical systems. Cognitive Work Analysis: Coping with



Complexity contains a comprehensive description of CWA, introducing it to the uninitiated. It then presents a number of applications in complex military domains to explore the benefits of CWA and pays particular attention to investigating the CWA framework in its entirety.