Human factors specialists' education and utilization : results of a survey / / Harold P. Van Cott and Beverly Messick Huey, editors ; Panel on Human Factors Specialists' Education and Utilization, Robert C. Williges, Chair ; Committee on Human Factors, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910817968703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1992
• ISBN: 1-280-21143-1; 9786610211432; 0-309-58439-6; 0-585-08537-4
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: xii, 128 p. : ill
• Altri autori (Persone): Van CottHarold P; HueyBeverly Messick; WilligesRobert C
• Soggetti: Human engineering; Engineers - Education - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 83-84).
• Nota di contenuto: Human Factors Specialists' Education and Utilization -- Copyright -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Summary -- SELECTED FINDINGS -- Characteristics and Use of Human Factors Specialists -- Type of Employer -- Focus of Work -- Work History -- Salary Received -- Self-Perception of Professional Identity -- Perceived Importance of Human Factors to Projects -- The Training of the Supervisors of Human Factors Specialists -- The Interactions of Human Factors Specialists -- The Nature of Human Factors Work -- Personal Characteristics of Specialists -- The Education of Human Factors Specialists -- Where were Education and Training Obtained? -- How Did Specialists Perceive the Quality of Their Formal Education? -- What Deficiencies Did Supervisors Report in Specialist Training? -- Characteristics of the Education Programs -- The Supply and Demand of Human Factors Specialists -- CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- 1-; Introduction -- BACKGROUND -- The Human Factors Specialist -- Origins of the Study -- Issues -- OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY -- ORGANIZATION OF THE STUDY -- 2-SURVEY METHODOLOGY -- THE COMPUTER-ASSISTED TELEPHONE INTERVIEW SURVEY -- Questionnaire Development -- Sampling -- Interviewing -- THE MAIL-IN QUESTIONNAIRE -- Questionnaire Development -- Sampling -- Cooperation Rate -- Quality of Data -- 3-Characteristics and Utilization of Human Factors Specialists -- THE WORK SETTING -- Type of Employer -- Focus of Work -- Hours Worked Per Week -- Work History -- Salary Received -- ROLE OF HUMAN FACTORS IN THE WORK SETTING -- Human Factors Specialist or Something Else? -- Importance of Human Factors to Projects -- Supervisor Background In and Knowledge of Human Factors -- SUPERVISION AND INTERACTION -- Span of Supervision -- Profile of Supervisory Tasks -- Interactions With Others -- THE NATURE OF THE WORK.; CHARACTERISTICS OF HUMAN FACTORS SPECIALISTS -- Highest Academic Degree -- Age, Gender, and Ethnic Origin -- 4-The Education of Human Factors Specialists -- SCOPE AND QUALITY OF EDUCATION -- Where Do We Learn What We Do? -- Quality of the Educational Experience -- The Human Factors Specialists' Perspective -- The Perspective of Employers of Human Factors Specialists -- 5-Supply and Demand of Human Factors Specialists -- SUPPLY -- DEMAND -- RELATIONSHIP OF SUPPLY TO DEMAND -- 6-Conclusions and Recommendations -- CONCLUSIONS -- Job Definition -- Skills and Knowledge -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- Appendix A-Telephone Survey of Human Factors Specialists -- HUMAN FACTORS QUESTIONNAIRE -- Appendix B-Mail-In Questionnaire on Graduate Human Factors Programs -- SURVEY RESEARCH LABORATORY UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS HUMAN FACTORS SURVEY UNIVERSITY QUESTIONNAIRE -- Appendix C-Data Base Availability -- HUMAN FACTORS SPECIALISTS SURVEY -- HUMAN FACTORS SURVEY-UNIVERSITY QUESTIONNAIRE.