HLTH173 Study Guide - Final Guide: Detection Theory, Aviation Safety Reporting System, Usability Testing
2 Aug 2016
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Human factors goals: enhance performance, performance = all-encompassing term that may involve the reduction of errors or an increase in productivity. Lighting, temperature, noise management structure: training design focuses on better preparing worker for conditions that he or she will encounter in job environment by teaching/practicing necessary skills (ex. Mental and physical skills required for the job: selection design recognizes individual differences across humans in almost every physical and mental dimension that is relevant for good system performance (ex. Select operators who have the best physical abilities) Study/observation of operator = key to achieving aforementioned 2. Understand involving users throughout the development lifecycle: understand user and their task, rule of thumb: greater functionality leads to greater complexity beware of feature creep! Designers need to think carefully (task analysis: design use of guidelines and principles in design, evaluate iterative usability testing.
