The Oxford Handbook of Cognitive Engineering (Oxford Library of Psychology) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0199757186 ISBN 13: 9780199757183

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2013

Synopsis

Cognitive engineering is an interdisciplinary approach to the analysis, modeling, and design of engineered systems or workplaces in which humans and technologies jointly operate to achieve system goals. As individuals, teams, and organizations become increasingly reliant on information technology and automation, it is more important than ever for system and workplace design to be maximally informed by state-of-the-art cognitive engineering research.

This volume is the first authoritative handbook to cover this recent and rapidly growing field. The handbook collects and organizes contemporary cognitive engineering research, drawing on the original research of more than 60 contributing experts. Coverage of human factors, human-computer interaction, and the conceptual foundations of cognitive engineering is extensive, addressing not only cognitive engineering in broader organizations and communities, but also focusing on individual cognition, addressing topics of attention, decision making, and multi-tasking. This thorough approach speaks to the broad scope of cognitive engineering, spanning the individual operator to teams and organizations, with a focus on how systems of people and technology, often in the form of automation, influences performance.

By collecting the best of cognitive engineering research in one volume, this book serves as both a convenient reference guide and as a useful entry point to the large and diverse research literature. As such, this handbook will be a valuable resource for researchers, students, and practitioners in cognitive engineering and a variety of related fields in need of guidance for how to put their products, systems, and services into the hands of human users, performers, and customers.

About this title

About the Author

John D. Lee, Ph.D., is the Emerson Electric professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Wisconsin, Madison and is Director of the Cognitive Systems Laboratory.

Alex Kirlik, Ph.D., is a professor in the Departments of Computer Science, Psychology, and Systems Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he is also member of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology.

Review

"This is a fairly exhaustive handbook, covering 41 different topics in its 639 pages, that requires a background in cognitive engineering to get the most out of it. It is full of supporting research that reaches from the individual operator to systems and organizations, showing how technology influences performance. For individuals in this field, it is a tremendous reference." -- DOODY'S

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0199757186
• ISBN 13: 9780199757183
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 658
• Editor: Lee John D., Kirlik Alex