Human Factors in Simple and Complex Systems, 2nd Edition
By Robert W. Proctor and Trisha Van Zandt
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2008 CRC Press, hardcover, 696 pages.
Order # 10924 |
Human Factors in Simple and Complex Systems provides an understanding of the breadth and depth of human factors issues that influence the design, implementation, and evaluation of products and systems. Emphasizing the close relationship between basic theory and application, the authors delineate a framework for the research process, present an integrated view of the current state of knowledge, and examine how these factors can be applied to system design. This second edition addresses such concepts as situation awareness and highlights topics of interest, with a special focus on computer applications and human-computer interaction.
Key features:
- Emphasizes the integrated relationship between theory and application
- Provides an understanding of the variables that influence human performance
- Examines the methods, reasoning, and theories used by researchers and practitioners
- Gives an integrated view of the current state of knowledge on human and system performance factors
- Discusses new concepts, such as situation awareness, that may become central in human factors research
The second edition adds the following new features:
- New topics, such as situational awareness, that capture the tremendous changes in human factors and ergonomics
- Tightly integrates basic research and application, strengthening the link between knowledge and practice
- Each chapter includes a separate box that discusses a topic of current interest related to human interaction with computers and recent technology
Demonstrating a general approach to solving a broad range of system problems, Human Factors in Simple and Complex Systems covers the theoretical foundation on which the discipline of human factors is built. Structured around human information processing, it covers the full range of contemporary human factors and ergonomics, then demonstrates how to apply them.