TOPIC & HYPER-LINK
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HUMAN FACTORS
CONTENT & FOCUS
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Human Factors Definition
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The National Academy of Sciences 1992 defintion of "Human
Factors" is, "[A person] who is concerned primarily with the
performance of one or more persons in a task-oriented environment
interacting with equipment, other people, or both."
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Human Factors
Organizations:
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"The Department of Defense Human Factors Engineering
Technical Group (HFE TAG) was implemented by a Memorandum of
Understanding signed by the Assistant Secretaries of the Services
in November 1976."
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"An organisation in the UK "for professionals using
information about people to design for comfort, efficiency and
safety." |
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"The Society's mission is to promote the discovery and
exchange of knowledge concerning the characteristics of human
beings that are applicable to the design of systems and devices
of all kinds."
Includes the:
Educators'
Professional Group and the Systems
Development Technical Group.
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IEA supports world-wide efforts to promote the knowledge and
practice of ergonomics by initiating and supporting activities
and cooperation. "The IEA has relations with the United Nations,
the World Health Organization, the International Labour
Organization, the International Social Science Council and the
International Standards Organization." |
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They catagorize their research into Information Processing
Research, Human Automation Integration, and Systems Safety
Research. |
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Ergonomics is the science of fitting the job to the worker..
Their Scientific
Basis for Ergonomics Regulation contains specific
findings. |
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A project of the Human Sciences and Advanced Technology
Research Institute, Loughborough University. Their User
Requirements Handbook is quite useful. |
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Their "goal is to help human beings interact with each other
and achieve their goals through the use of enjoyable and
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Miscellaneous
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- BUBL
Ergonomics: An annotated alphabetical listing of hyperlinked
activities and organizations related to ergonomics.
- HCI
Resources: From the Swedish Linkopings University.
- One
Hundred Rules: Jerry Madden, NASA, collected these gems of
wisdom over a number of years from various unidentifiable
sources.
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Human Factors Conferences and
Meetings:
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Pending
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- CHI 2002:
April 20-25, 2002, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- ErgoCon
2002: June, San Jose, California.
- Smart Graphics 2002:
2nd International Symposium on Smart Graphics, Hawthorne, NY, June, 2002.
- UPA
2002: 11th Annual Usability Professionals' Association, Orlando, Florida, July 8-12.
- HFES
September 30-Oct. 4, 2002 in Baltimore, MD.
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Recent Past
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- IUI 2002:
Intelligent User Interfaces in San Francisco, California, January
27-30, 2002.
- HFES
October 9-12, 2001 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- HCI International
2001: August 5-10, 2001, New Orleans, Louisana, included the
4th International Conference on Engineering Psychology and
Cognitive Ergonomics.
- IEA 2000/HFES 2000:
the 14th Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics
Association, was held in conjunction with the 44th Annual Meeting
of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society in San Diego,
California from July 30 - August 4, 2000.
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Human Factors Related Digital
Periodicals:
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Publication Lists:
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Single
Reports
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Multiple
Reports
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- Computer-Mediated
Communication Magazine: Several reports from this defunct periodical.
- Highway
Safety Information System: Fifteen highway and safety
reports.
- MIDAS
Technical Reports and Papers.
- Moving
WebWord: Articles about usability and the internet.
- SHORE: During
the Spring 1997 semester, 12 student teams conducted empirical
studies of user interfaces: Human Factors in Computer and Information
Systems taught by Dr. Ben Shneiderman. These reports include links to previous research and related
systems.
- US Coast
Guard Human Factors Research and Development Reports and
Papers. Seven reports in several categories
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Domain Specific Resource
Links:
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COMMERCIAL
[.com]
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EDUCATION
[.edu]
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GOVERNMENT
[.gov]
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MILITARY
[.mil]
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INTERNET RELATED
[.net]
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NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
[.org]
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