Cognitive Work Analysis (CWA) covers socio-technical systems in which humans and technology must interact as a whole, and this textbook for engineering and design students provides a comprehensive des
Having an accurate understanding of what is going on is a key commodity for teams working within military systems. 'Situation awareness' (SA) is the term that is used within human factors circles to d
This book provides a human factors and ergonomics evaluation of a digital mission planning and battlespace management (MP/BM) system. It emphasizes the functions of brigade and battle group level head
Collects several inestigative reports on the business world, including the investigation into News of the World, an account of the consequences of the deregulation of medicine, and the legacy of Alan
Supercomputing research--the goal of which is to make computers that are ever fasterand more powerful--has been at the cutting edge of computer technology since the early 1960s. Untilrecently, researc
The purpose of this book is to formulate economic models of the advantages and costs of transparency in various areas of public sector activity and to assess what level of obfuscation in politics is r
Traditional theater in the Roman world depicted powerful emotions and political ideals that were often the norm in Roman society. Although modern historians have only a hazy perception of performances
This diverse collection of articles by group work professionals who work in the classroom and in the field captures not only the art and science of social work with groups but also its soul, highlight
Designed with the math-challenged in mind, this textbook provides an accessible introduction to fractions, decimals, percentages, proportions, conversion factors, and rate-dependent and weight-based c
Military command and control is not merely evolving, it is co-evolving. Technology is creating new opportunities for different types of command and control, and new types of command and control are c
Sport, through participation or spectatorship, represents a significant part of everyday life and wellbeing. This book provides a platform for sports human factors and ergonomics research to showcase
Over the past decade, Cognitive Work Analysis (CWA) has been one of the popular human factors approaches for complex systems evaluation and design applications. This is reflected by a diverse range of
Governments and road safety agencies around the world have either introduced or are considering 'safe system' strategies, a long overdue acknowledgement that different elements of the road system cont
Provides an essential reference, focusing on both policy and strategic challenges for senior managers working with boards or dealing with governance issues
Engineers Stanton, Paul M. Salmon, Guy H. Walker, Daniel P. Jenkins (all Brunel U.), and Chris Baber (U. of Birmingham) are with a consortium of defense companies and universities working on a series
As the committee began research for the third report on family violence by the National Academies, it found neglect quickly enough in the education of health professionals in family violence. It also
