Title Human-computer interaction and operators' performance : optimizing work design with activity theory / edited by Gregory Z. Bedny, Waldemar Karwowski

Published Boca Raton : CRC Press, ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 443 pages) : illustrations Series Ergonomics design and management : theory and applications Ergonomics design and management. Contents Section. 1. Activity theory in studying performance -- section 2. Human-computer interaction -- section 3. Evaluation of computer users' psychophysiological functional state -- section 4. Work activity in aviation -- section 5. Special topics in the study of human work from the activity theory perspective Summary Directed to a broad and interdisciplinary audience, this book provides a complete account of what has been accomplished in applied and systemic-structural activity theory. It presents a new approach to applied psychology and the study of human work that has derived from activity theory. The selected articles demonstrate the basic principles of studying human work and particularly computer-based work in complex sociotechnical systems. The book includes examples of applied and systemic-structural activity theory to HCI and man-machine-systems, aviation, safety, design and optimization of human p Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Human-computer interaction. Human-computer interaction -- Psychological aspects Human engineering -- Psychological aspects COMPUTERS -- Interactive & Multimedia. COMPUTERS -- Social Aspects -- Human-Computer Interaction. Human-computer interaction Human-computer interaction -- Psychological aspects Form Electronic book Author Bedny, Gregory Z. Karwowski, Waldemar, 1953- ISBN 9781439836279 1439836272 9780429105968 0429105967

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