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Stories of Modern Technology Failures and Cognitive Engineering Successes [Paperback]

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  • Category: Books (Technology & Engineering)
  • Author:  Cooke, Nancy J.
  • Author:  Cooke, Nancy J.
  • ISBN-10:  0805856714
  • ISBN-10:  0805856714
  • ISBN-13:  9780805856712
  • ISBN-13:  9780805856712
  • Publisher:  Taylor & Francis
  • Publisher:  Taylor & Francis
  • Pages:  136
  • Pages:  136
  • Binding:  Paperback
  • Binding:  Paperback
  • Pub Date:  01-Jun-2007
  • Pub Date:  01-Jun-2007
  • SKU:  0805856714-11-MPOD
  • SKU:  0805856714-11-MPOD
  • Item ID: 101449620
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A woman is operated on while she's awake...

A plane runs out of gas while circling an airport for 30 minutes...

A passenger liner is mistaken for an enemy fighter and shot down...

A company invests in a new system that will cost them money...

What do these failure have in common?? How can we prevent them from happening again?

Offering a critical perspective on problems with human-technical systems, Stories of Modern Technology Failures and Cognitive Engineering Successesexplores the significant efforts of those who have made a positive difference.? The book analyzes a variety of cognitive engineering applications, including training, design, military, transportation, communications, medicine, and emergency response in the nuclear industry.

Real world examples include

  • Designing a military training program that improved the detection rates of land mines
  • Redesigning a monitor to help anesthesiologists predict dosages more effectively
  • Implementing new protocols to improve the workflow and safety of a nuclear power plant
  • The books focus on cognitive engineering solutions emphasizes methodology such as knowledge elicitation, laboratory studies, naturalistic observation, usability, and modeling. It addresses highly complex systems as well as traditional human-machine interfaces.

    This book demonstrates how cognitive engineers

  • Identify and address cognitive problems
  • Develop, test, and implement solutions
  • Consider social, cultural, political, and economic factors
  • Develop criteria to measure the success of a solution
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