Human Factors in the Design and Evaluation of Central Control Room Operations
Neville A. Stanton, University of Southampton, UK; Paul Salmon, Monash University Accident Research Centre, Clayton, Melbourne, Australia; Daniel Jenkins, Sociotechnic Solutions, Ltd. St Albans, UK; Guy H. Walker, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, UK
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$129.95
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Cat. #: K10495
ISBN: 9781439809914
Publication Date: November 18, 2009
Binding: Hardback
An invaluable resource, this book discusses the human factors that affect control operations and their implications for staff. It covers competencies for control room work, training and training needs analysis, development and maintenance of procedures, communication processes within and outside...
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Web Wisdom: How To Evaluate and Create Information Quality on the Web, Second Edition
Marsha Ann Tate, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA
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$34.95
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Cat. #: 73206
ISBN: 9781420073201
Publication Date: November 17, 2009
Binding: Paperback
Mobile technologies, faster connection speeds, and the 24/7 connectivity that has lead to the development of social media have created an explosion of Internet use in the ten years since the initial publication of Web Wisdom: How To Evaluate and Create Information Quality on the Web. A decade ago,...
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Content Preparation Guidelines for the Web and Information Appliances: Cross-Cultural Comparisons
Yinni Guo, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA; Gavriel Salvendy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA and Tsinghua University, Beijing, P. R. China; Huafei Liao, Bechtel Power Corporation, Frederick, Maryland, USA; April Savoy, SA Technologies, Marietta, Georgia, USA
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$79.95
$63.96
Cat. #: 6777X
ISBN: 9781420067774
Publication Date: November 11, 2009
Binding: Hardback
Unlike previous publications in usability, which have predominantly concentrated on how to present information, this book focuses on what information should be presented and on information appliances for different cultures. It provides operational tools to effectively prepare the content in a...
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Safer Complex Industrial Environments: A Human Factors Approach
Editor(s): Erik Hollnagel, University of Link¿ping, Sweden
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$89.95
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Cat. #: 92480
ISBN: 9781420092486
Publication Date: October 20, 2009
Binding: Hardback
While a quick response can save you in a time of crisis, avoiding a crisis remains the best defense. When dealing with complex industrial systems, it has become increasingly obvious that preparedness requires a sophisticated understanding of human factors as they relate to the functional...
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Human Reliability Assessment Theory and Practice
Anthony J. Spurgin, Independent Consultant, San Diegeo, California, USA
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Cat. #: 68512
ISBN: 9781420068511
Publication Date: October 08, 2009
Binding: Hardback
A continually evolving discipline, Human Reliability Assessment (HRA) has elements of controversy from the definition of terms to the application of appropriate methods for the representation of human failure probability. The idea that human error is a random event is falling out of favor and the...
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