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  • Exploring Intuitive Use

    Creator:
    Cairns, Tylee
    Abstract:
    The term "Intuitive use" has become a common phrase to describe interfaces and products, however it is rarely defined. Research regarding intuitive use is in its infancy, beginning primarily in 2003. With the development of new terms in Human Factors and Human-Computer Interaction, it is important for Designers and Users...
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    Masters Thesis
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    : ______________________________________________________ Kenneth H. Funk The term “Intuitive use” has become a common phrase to describe

  • About good work

    Creator:
    Lee, Wei-Tau
    Abstract:
    This research is an effort to explore the nature of good work, a concept that describes work that is beneficial to the physical, psychological, and social dimensions of its stakeholders, including and especially the worker. This effort is divided into four distinct parts. First, the construct of good work is...
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    Dissertation
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    : ________________________________________________________ Kenneth H. Funk II This research is an effort to explore the nature of good work

  • Modeling Task Prioritization Behaviors in a Time-Pressured Multitasking Environment

    Creator:
    Toma, Takeaki
    Abstract:
    Funk’s (1991) cockpit task management (CTM) theory is structurally consistent with cognitive multitasking models: it addresses managing multiple and concurrent tasks in three stages: situation awareness, response selection, and response execution. Based on CTM theory, Colvin, Funk and Braune (2005) hypothesized that the following six factors may affect task prioritization:...
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    Dissertation
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    Kenneth H. Funk II Funk’s (1991) cockpit task management (CTM) theory is structurally

  • Integrated Evaluation of Drinking Water Purification: A Mixed-Method Laboratory and Field Assessment of a Biomass-Powered Water Treatment Technology

    Creator:
    Burleson, Grace Ellen
    Abstract:
    The global water crisis is defined as one of the major threats facing humankind over the next decade with over 1 in 10 people lacking access to clean drinking water worldwide. An estimated 1.2 million people pasteurize their drinking water by using boiling as an indicator. Pasteurization is the process...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Anthropology for their inputs on the design and analysis of this study: Melissa Cheyney, Kenneth Maes, and

  • The effect of acquisition and analysis automation failure in a low-fidelity multitasking system

    Creator:
    Secor, William R.
    Abstract:
    Research into the effect of automation on human multitasking performance is primarily focused on Decision Automation (a machine suggesting a certain course of action for a human operator to take) and Action Automation (a machine carrying out a certain course of action on behalf of the human operator) while Acquisition...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Acquisition and Analysis Automation Failure in a Low-Fidelity Multitasking System Abstract approved: Kenneth

  • Human Error in Helicopter Accidents : Understanding the Manifestation of Human Error across Helicopter Missions

    Creator:
    Morowsky, Katarina A.
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    Human error is responsible for the majority of accidents in complex environments including helicopter operations. To reduce the overall accident rate throughout the helicopter industry, we must first understand how helicopter missions differ from one another and what errors lead to accidents. The research documented in this dissertation involved a...
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    Dissertation
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    : _____________________________________________________ Kenneth H. Funk II Human error is responsible for the majority of accidents in

  • The Design of Good Work

    Creator:
    Hattrup, Steven H.
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    Work occupies a considerable amount of time in most peoples’ lives and can be a source of great pleasure or a source of pain. To enhance peoples’ experience at work, we must first understand how to measure and improve the design of work. This research sought to do just that,...
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    Dissertation
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    : ______________________________________________________ Kenneth H. Funk II Work occupies a considerable amount of time in most peoples’ lives and

  • Protective Action Decision Making in Large-Scale Emergencies: The Role of Information Requirements and Job Aids in Community-Level Decision Making

    Creator:
    Al-Abdrabbuh, Sami
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    Protective Action Decision Making is used to protect communities from adverse events and hazards. Models such as PADM (Lindell & Perry 2012) describe individual behaviors but have not robustly examined the information requirements in the solicitation process. The literature further indicates gaps in understanding the individual impacts of specific factors...
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    Presentation
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    Actions are needed to minimize risk below the unacceptable region C A ct iv it y/ e ve nt r is

  • A Functional Systems Approach to Comprehensive Emergency Management

    Creator:
    Al-AbdRabbuh, Sami
    Abstract:
    Both researchers and practitioners in fields related to emergency management (EM) use a variety of frameworks for different purposes including analysis, learning, and operations. Despite existing approaches in EM, such as comprehensive emergency management (CEM), the research community has been urged to construct a general normative theory for emergency management...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Functional Systems Approach to Comprehensive Emergency Management Abstract approved: Kenneth H. Funk

  • An analytical methodology to support the identification and remediation of potential human fallibilities in complex human-machine systems

    Creator:
    Thompson, Leslie Braitsch
    Abstract:
    This research proposes a Human Fallibility Identification and Remediation Methodology (HFIRM) that supports the systematic identification and remediation of potential human errors. The objective of this research was to develop and test a prototype framework that supports the practical application of human factors knowledge to the analysis and design of...
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    Masters Thesis
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    approved: Kenneth H. Funk This research proposes a Human Fallibility Identification and