Guide to Geology of the Cascade Range

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910130772703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: [Place of publication not identified], : American Geophysical Union, 1989
• ISBN: 1-118-66780-8
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Cognitive work analysis : coping with complexity / / Daniel P. Jenkins ... [et al.]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910954711903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Farnham, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2009
• 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
• Altri autori (Persone): JenkinsDaniel P
• 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: Defence Technology Centre.
• 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.