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Title Cognitive work analysis : coping with complexity / Daniel P. Jenkins [and others].

Publication Info. Farnham, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2009]
©2009

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Description 1 online resource (xxviii, 268 pages) : illustrations, plans.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Human factors in defence
Human factors in defence.
Note Defence Technology Centre.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-264) and index.
Contents 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.
Summary 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.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Command and control systems -- Data processing.
Command and control systems -- Data processing.
Command and control systems.
Human-machine systems -- Design.
Human-machine systems -- Design.
Human-machine systems.
Human-computer interaction.
Human-computer interaction.
System analysis.
System analysis.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Jenkins, Daniel P.
Great Britain. Ministry of Defence. Human Factors Integration Defence Technology Centre.
Other Form: Print version: Cognitive work analysis. Farnham, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2009 9780754670261 0754670260 (DLC) 2008030279 (OCoLC)233697468
ISBN 9780754691846 (electronic book)
0754691845 (electronic book)
0754670260 (Cloth)
9780754670261 (alkaline paper)