Human Factors in System Design, Development, and Testing describes engineering system design as a behavioral process, a process which raises questions the designer must answer. It focuses on the concepts underlying the design process, culminating in a behavioral theory of the design process. Special effort has been made to depict human factors design as it actually occurs. Particular attention is paid to users of the design products, with special emphasis on design for the elderly and handicapped.
Written by one of the first leaders in human factors, this book features:
*the use of a large scale survey of design specialists to determine how design issues and problems are dealt with in real life;
*an analysis of the engineering design process as actually being based on cognitive behaviors; and
*the development of a behavioral theory of design.
The book will describe the system developmental process in design for the Human Factors specialist. It will look at three area; analysis, design and testing and is written by one of the first leaders in Human Factors, David Meister.
Who should read this book? The leaders in the field-academicians and practitioners alike-should read it and take it to heart. It should influence their behavior in educating students and directing the future paths of the discipline. Those about to receive a doctorate in the field should also read it, although its value to them will be greater when they reread it a few years later. The impact of the book could be to spur interest in research on design and to focus development efforts on those tools that will increase the effectiveness of the specialist in influencing the behavior of the designer.
—Contemporary Psychology APA REVIEW OF BOOKS
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