
Introduction to Human Factors Engineering
Pearson (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 12. December 2003
Book
Hardback
608 pages
978-0-13-183736-2 (ISBN)
Description
For undergraduate courses in Human-Factors Engineering, Human-Computer Interaction, Engineering Psychology, or Human-Factors Psychology.
Offering a somewhat more psychological perspective than other human factors books on the market, this text describes the capabilities and limitations of the human operator-both physical and mental-and how these should be used to guide the design of systems with which people interact. General principles of human-system interaction and design are presented, and included are specific examples of successful and unsuccessful interactions. It links theories of human performance that underlie the principles with real-world experience, without a heavy engineering-oriented perspective.
Offering a somewhat more psychological perspective than other human factors books on the market, this text describes the capabilities and limitations of the human operator-both physical and mental-and how these should be used to guide the design of systems with which people interact. General principles of human-system interaction and design are presented, and included are specific examples of successful and unsuccessful interactions. It links theories of human performance that underlie the principles with real-world experience, without a heavy engineering-oriented perspective.
More details
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 198 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
1110 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-183736-2 (9780131837362)
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Other editions
Previous edition
Christopher D. Wickens | Sallie Gordon-Becker | Yili D. Liu
An Introduction to Human Factors Engineering
Book
02/1998
Pearson
€68.08
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Content
1. Introduction to Human Factors.
2. Research Methods.
3. Design and Evaluation Methods.
4. Visual Sensory System.
5. Auditory, Tactile, and Vestibular System.
6. Cognition.
7. Decision Making.
8. Displays.
9. Controls.
10. Engineering Anthropometry and Workspace Design.
11. Biomechanics at Work.
12. Work Physiology.
13. Stress and Workload.
14. Safety, Accidents, and Human Error.
15. Human-Computer Interaction.
16. Automation.
17. Transportation Human Factors.
18. Selection and Training.
19. Social Factors.
2. Research Methods.
3. Design and Evaluation Methods.
4. Visual Sensory System.
5. Auditory, Tactile, and Vestibular System.
6. Cognition.
7. Decision Making.
8. Displays.
9. Controls.
10. Engineering Anthropometry and Workspace Design.
11. Biomechanics at Work.
12. Work Physiology.
13. Stress and Workload.
14. Safety, Accidents, and Human Error.
15. Human-Computer Interaction.
16. Automation.
17. Transportation Human Factors.
18. Selection and Training.
19. Social Factors.