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Joint Cognitive Systems: Introduction to Cognitive Systems EngineeringFDA003, 2005HT
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Course plan
No of Lectures
30 hours (10*3 hours)
Recommended for
Graduate students at the HMI school and IDA, as well as qualified participants from other universities, research institutes, and industry.
The course was last given
VT 2002
Goals
To provide a unified presentation of the concepts and methods of Cognitive Systems Engineering (CSE). CSE is an technical discipline that offers a coherent view on the analysis, design and evaluation of joint cognitive systems, which goes beyond human factors, human-machine interaction and HCI. CSE offers a proactive (coping) perspective as an alternative to a reactive (information processing) approach.
Prerequisites
Status as graduate student.
Organization
Guided discussions based on reading of course books. Three course exercises, possibly including small field studies. Writing and presentation of one larger exercise.
Contents
The course presents the main concepts, data, and methods of Cognitive Systems Engineering. The concepts are the basic hypotheses and assumptions about the domain of human work. The data define the empirical basis for CSE, and thereby provide the justification for the concepts. The methods, finally, refer to the consistent and systematic ways in which the concepts and the data of CSE can be applied. The application can have a practical or utilitarian purpose such as in design, i.e., the specification and implementation of a specific (joint) cognitive system. It can also have a more scientific purpose, such as improving the understanding of the set of causes that have led to a specific consequence, or understanding the way in which various aspects or conditions interact, for instance in the development of automation. Focus on the use of CSE for interface design and evaluation, development of tools and support systems, risk and reliability analysis, and accident investigation.
Literature
Hollnagel, E. & Woods, D. D. (2005). Joint cognitive systems: Foundations of
cognitive systems engineering. Boca Raton, FL: Francis & Taylor / CRC Press.
(ISBN 0-8493-2821-7)
Wiener, N. (1988; org. 1954). The human use of human beings: Cybernetics and
society. New York: Da Capo Press. (ISBN 0-306-80320-8).
Supplementary selected papers from Cognition, Technology & Work (available
online from the LIU library).
Lecturers
Erik Hollnagel, with some possibility of guest lecturers.
Examiner
Erik Hollnagel
Examination
Attendance to all sessions + completion of three course exercises (possibly small field studies) + final term paper.
Credit
5 p
Comments
The course is scheduled as a compact course and therefore quite labour intensive. In addition to attending the two sessions every week, participants should be willing and able to spend at least one full day per week for course assignments.
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