Facility for Cognitive Engineering Research on Team Tasks (CERTT)

1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy J. Cooke ◽  
Steven M. Shope
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Engineering ◽  
Engineering Research

A History of Cognitive Engineering Research at Risø (1962–1979)

1997 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 210-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kim J. Vicente
Keyword(s):  
Human Error ◽  
National Laboratory ◽  
Nuclear Research ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Cognitive Engineering ◽  
Operational Experience ◽  
Engineering Research ◽  
The Future ◽  
Power Plant Control ◽  
History Of

Following the theme for this year's conference, this paper contributes to ongoing discussions defining the future of cognitive engineering research by examining a part of its past. The history of one particular line of research, that of the Electronics Department at Risø National Laboratory, is reviewed. A number of important studies, conducted between 1962 and 1979, are briefly described. Among these are operational experience acquired from the introduction of a prototype digital console in a nuclear research reactor, two field studies of professional operators conducting representative tasks in representative settings (electronic trouble-shooting and conventional power plant control), and analyses of over 645 human error reports in the nuclear and aviation industries. Some of the themes characterizing the Risø research program in cognitive engineering are briefly summarized. These themes help define what cognitive engineering is, and what it might be concerned with in the future.

Macshapa: Software Support for Exploratory Sequential Data Analysis

1995 ◽  
Vol 39 (9) ◽  
pp. 511-515
Author(s):  
Penelope M. Sanderson
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Observational Data ◽  
Sequential Analysis ◽  
Cognitive Engineering ◽  
Sequential Data ◽  
Software Support ◽  
Transition Analysis ◽  
Engineering Research ◽  
Lag Sequential Analysis ◽  
Exploratory Sequential Data Analysis

This paper outlines the need for better conceptual and methodological tools for performing observational data analysis in support of cognitive engineering research and practice and presents a tool, MacSHAPA, that has been designed to support such work. MacSHAPA is particularly suited for cognitive engineering studies of complex real-world decisionmaking. MacSHAPA lets users (1) enter or import data into a spreadsheet-like viewing medium, (2) annotate, manipulate, and visualize data in various ways, (3) carry out statistical analyses of various kinds, and (4) export data and results to other applications. MacSHAPA controls video devices, capturing timecode and inserting it into the database, and using timestamps in the database to locate events of interest on videotape. MacSHAPA's statistical routines include content and duration analysis, transition analysis (with some Markov statistics), lag sequential analysis, cycles reports, and some kinds of sequential pattern matching. The paper concludes with several examples of how MacSHAPA has been used to obtain useful results from observational data collected in laboratory and field settings.

Design Specs for a Cognitive Engineering Textbook

2007 ◽  
Vol 51 (7) ◽  
pp. 536-538
Author(s):  
Alex Kirlik
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Engineering ◽  
Engineering Research ◽  
Coherent Integration ◽  
Research And Education ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Discussion Panel ◽  
The Ideal

This discussion panel will consider whether the time is right for a cognitive engineering textbook and what the ideal specifications for such a text would be. Courses in this area are typically taught using either one of various books focused on a particular approach or perspective, or else multiple books or articles that aim at somewhat broader coverage. The panelists are recognized leaders in cognitive engineering research and education at universities and industry. One important focus of the discussion will be whether the field has matured to a point where some of the barriers that have contributed to the difficulty of creating such a book can now be overcome. These include the need for a systematic and coherent integration and orderly presentation of material in the style required for a true textbook, and a shared or convincing definition of the scope of the field.

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