Series Foreword, Preface, List of Acronyms, 1 An Overview of System Development, 2 The Design Process, 3 Design Methods, 4 Design Practice, 5 Information Resources, 6 Software Design, 7 The User, 8 A Behavioral Theory of System Design, References, Author Index, Subject Index
David Meister, Thomas P. Enderwick
"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"Meister and Enderwick
provide a stimulating and troubling examination of the field of
human factors/ergonomics (HF/E). They apply HF/E methods to its
practice, and their findings are disconcerting. This is not a
reference book; it is a book about human factors as an activity
that occurs during the process of system design, development, and
testing. Its overall message is that HF/E practitioners neglect to
apply the field's methods to their own activities....Leaders in the
field (educators, researchers, and practitioners) should read this
book and take it to heart. It should influence their behavior in
educating students and in developing methods and processes. Better,
though, is that all of us in the field should read it and start
practicing what we preach."
—Ergonomics in Design
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