Human-system integration in the system development process : a new look / Committee on Human-System Design Support for Changing Technology ; Richard W. Pew and Anne S. Mavor, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pew, Richard W.

Mavor, Anne S.

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Human-System Design Support for Changing Technology.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human engineering.

Systems engineering.

User interfaces (Computer systems).

Physical Description:

xi, 384 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academics Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In April 1991 BusinessWeek ran a cover story entitled, oeI 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.

Contents:

FrontMatter

Acknowledgments

Contents

Executive Summary

1 Introduction

PART I Human-System Integration in the Context of System Development

2 The System Development Process

3 Human-System Integration and the System Development Process

4 Managing Risks

5 Case Studies

Part II Human-System Integration Methods in System Development

6 Defining Opportunities and Context of Use

7 Defining Requirements and Design

8 Methods for Evaluation

Part III The Future: Scenarios, Conclusions, and Recommendations

9 Scenarios for the Future

10 Conclusions and Recommendations

References

Appendixes

Appendix A Sponsors and Contributors

Appendix B Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786610930074

9780309134057

0309134056

9781280930072

1280930071

9780309106580

0309106583

OCLC:

923278216