DD 215 |
Cognitive Ergonomics |
2-0-2-6 |
Syllabus: Special
senses, Learning and memory; Human cognitive process and information
processing (sensation, perception, attention, cognition, human information processing
and execution); Perception of physical characteristics of objects (colour, form, shape, texture etc.); Visual and auditory
display design; Human
cognitive abilities and limitations, Fitt 's law, Hick 's law; Human error and
reliability; Stress
and mental workload; Assessment techniques: cognitive task analysis,
cognitive workload assessment, detection of human error; Design of interfaces
between humans and machine systems. Texts and
References: 1.
Kellogg, R.T., Fundamentals of Cognitive Psychology, Sage
Publications, 2012. 2.
Harris, D., Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics,
EPCE 2011 Proceedings. HCI International 2011, Springer, Germany, 2011. 3.
Kaber, D.B. and
Boy, G., Advances in Cognitive Ergonomics, CRC Press, New York, 2010. 4.
Anshel, J., Visual
Ergonomics Handbook, CRC Press, Taylor and Francis, London, 2005. 5.
Bisantz , A.M. and Burns, C.M., Applications of Cognitive work analysis.
CRC Press, 2008. 6.
Hollnagel, E.,
Handbook of Cognitive Task Design. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers,
2003. 7.
Visser, W, The Cognitive Artifacts of Designing, Lawrence-Erlbaum
Associates, Inc. Publishers, 2006. |