9780309107204: Human-System Integration in the System Development Process: A New Look
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ISBN 10: 0309107202 ISBN 13: 9780309107204
Publisher: National Academies Press, 2007

Synopsis

In April 1991 BusinessWeek ran a cover story entitled, "I Can't Work This ?#!!@ Thing," about the difficulties many people have with consumer products, such as cell phones and VCRs. More than 15 years later, the situation is much the same—but at a very different level of scale. The disconnect between people and technology has had society-wide consequences in the large-scale system accidents from major human error, such as those at Three Mile Island and in Chernobyl.

To prevent both the individually annoying and nationally significant consequences, human capabilities and needs must be considered early and throughout system design and development. One challenge for such consideration has been providing the background and data needed for the seamless integration of humans into the design process from various perspectives: human factors engineering, manpower, personnel, training, safety and health, and, in the military, habitability and survivability. This collection of development activities has come to be called human-system integration (HSI). Human-System Integration in the System Development Process reviews in detail more than 20 categories of HSI methods to provide invaluable guidance and information for system designers and developers.

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About the Author

Committee on Human-System Design Support for Changing Technology, Richard W. Pew and Anne S. Mavor, Editors, Committee on Human Factors, National Research Council

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Publisher
National Academies Press
Publication date
2007
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0309107202
ISBN 13 
9780309107204
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
396
Editor
Mavor Anne S., Pew Richard W.

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