Vicente The Human Factor

Revolutionizing the Way People Live with Technology
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-135-87726-2
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 368 Seiten

In this incessantly readable, groundbreaking work, Vincente makes vividly clear how we can bridge the widening gap between people and technology. He investigates every level of human activity - from simple matters such as our hand-eye coordination to complex human systems such as government regulatory agencies, and why businesses would benefit from making consumer goods easier to use. He shows us why we all have a vital stake in reforming the aviation industry, the health industry, and the way we live day-to-day with technology.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Vicente, Kim J.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Mediensoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Part One: Technology Wreaking Havoc
1. A Threat to Our Quality of Life: Technology Beyond Our Control
2. Why Is Technology So Out of Control? Walking Around Half-Blind
Part Two: Technology For Humans
3. Let's Get Physical: Fitting the Design to the Body
4. Minding the Mind I: Everyday Psychology
5. Minding the Mind II: Safety-Critical Psychology
6. Staying on the Same Page: Choreographing Team Coordination
7. Management Matters: Building Learning Organizations
8. Political Imperatives I: Technology for Better or for Worse?
9. Political Imperatives II: Safeguarding the Public Interest
Part Three: Regaining Control of Our Lives
10. The Way Forward: Not by Widgets Alone
Notes
Acknowledgments
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Kim Vicente has been the Hunsaker Distinguished Visiting Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT and has acted as consultant to, amongst others, NASA, NATO, the US Air Force, the US Navy, Microsoft Corporation, and Nortel Networks. He lives in Toronto.