{"product_id":"9780470548752","title":"Introduction to Humans in Engineered Systems","description":"\u003ch1\u003eIntroduction to Humans in Engineered Systems\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRoger Remington | Charles L. Folk | Deborah A. Boehm-Davis\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePsychology \/ Industrial \u0026amp; Organizational Psychology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFully up-to-date coverage of human factors engineering—plus online access to interactive demonstrations and exercises\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEngineering accomplishments can be as spectacular as a moon landing or as mundane as an uneventful drive to the local grocery store. Their failures can be as devastating as a plane crash or a massive oil spill. Over the past decade, psychologists and engineers have made great strides in understanding how humans interact with complex engineered systems—human engineering.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntroduction to Humans in Engineered Systems\u003c\/i\u003e provides historical context for the discipline and an overview of some of the real-world settings in which human engineering has been successfully applied, including aviation, medicine, computer science, and ground transportation. It presents findings on the nature and variety of human-engineering environments, human capabilities and limitations, and how these factors influence system performance. Important features include:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eContents organized around the interaction of the human operator with the larger environment to guide the analysis of real-world situations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA web-based archive of interactive demonstrations, exercises, and links to additional readings and tools applicable to a range of application domains\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWeb content customizable for focus on particular areas of study or research\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eROGER W. REMINGTON\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor and Vice-Chancellor's Research Fellow in the School of Psychology at The University of Queensland. \u003cb\u003eDEBORAH A. BOEHM-DAVIS\u003c\/b\u003e is a University Professor in the Department of Psychology and Associate Dean in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at George Mason University. \u003cb\u003eCHARLES L. FOLK\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor in the Department of Psychology and Director of the Cognitive Science Program at Villanova University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e02 October 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470548752\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e408\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e29.12\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44377803030668,"sku":"9780470548752","price":151.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470548752_5e40df8c-6244-4bcb-b74e-dbf601d8ff4b.jpg?v=1780162201","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780470548752","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}