Joint cognitive systems patterns in cognitive systems engineering

Our fascination with new technologies is based on the assumption that more powerful automation will overcome human limitations and make our systems 'faster, better, cheaper,' resulting in simple, easy tasks for people. But how does new technology and more powerful automation change our wor...

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Main Author: Woods, David D., 1952- (-)
Other Authors: Hollnagel, Erik, 1941-
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Boca Raton : CRC/Taylor & Francis 2006.
Edition:1st edition
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Summary:Our fascination with new technologies is based on the assumption that more powerful automation will overcome human limitations and make our systems 'faster, better, cheaper,' resulting in simple, easy tasks for people. But how does new technology and more powerful automation change our work? Research in Cognitive Systems Engineering (CSE) looks at the intersection of people, technology, and work. What it has found is not stories of simplification through more automation, but stories of complexity and adaptation. When work changed through new technology, practitioners had to cope with n
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (230 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-203) and indexes.
ISBN:9781040065211
9780429127663
9781280546020
9786610546022
9781420005684