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intereact!Christopher D. Wickens, John D. Lee, Yili Liu, Sallie Gordon-Becker
Edition: 2
Retail Price (not our price): $137.00
ISBN: 0131837362
ISBN-13: 9780131837362
Publication Date: 2003-11-30
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 608
Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
1) Product Description
This book describes the capabilities and limitations of the human operator—both physical and mental—and how these should be used to guide the design of systems with which people interact. General principles of human-system interaction and design are presented, and included are specific examples of successful and unsuccessful interactions. It links theories of human performance that underlie the principles with real-world experience, without a heavy engineering-oriented perspective. Topics include design and evaluation methods; different systems such as visual, auditory, tactile, vestibular, automated, and transportation; cognition, decision-making, and aesthetics; physiology; and stress, safety, accidents, and human error. An excellent reference for personnel and managers in the workplace.
Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 3.0 out of 5
1) Good book for introductory human factors engineering [Rating: 4 out of 5]
Used this book for an introductory course to human factors engineering. I'll say it was written in a way that made it easy to understand, with lists and clear examples. I do wish that there were more diagrams for conveying some of the ideas. Including the lens model diagram inside this book along with a brief section on it would have worked wonders, though. Otherwise, it was a good book.2) Textbook has supported class well. [Rating: 4 out of 5]
I've used this book in my human factors grad/undergrad class for 4 years. This book is the only text in human factors with up to date information from research in cognitive science, and a cognitive science perspective on human error. The book is weaker on the ergonomics and design side, and quite weak on social aspects of human factors. I use the book in combination with Don Norman's book and the Casey book of case studies.I do not require students to memorize the book. They use it as a reference for doing problem solving and case analyses. It contains good research references and many important facts and figures that human factors and design professionals need.3) Useless. [Rating: 1 out of 5]
This was the single most atrocious example of a "text book" I've ever had the displeasure of dealing with. Very poor editing throughout, and often the outline structure was unnavigable. Adding to that problem, was poor grammar and sections that simply made no sense. "...incentive programs are effective over long periods of time as long as they are not dropped permanently at some point." My suggestion, if you have a class that requires this textbook, find a new class.4) Very Poor Writing [Rating: 1 out of 5]
Just finished a HF course and this was the required text for the course. This text is awful. Very poor writing, incorrect or misleading info is presented, in the area's of work physiology, etc. The author did not explore or offer ANY additional insight in area's such as bio-mechanics etc.. HUGE sections of the text are pure quotes from other sources.. Very poor.. All I can say is thank goodness I was able to sell the book.5) Good introduction to Human Factors Engineering [Rating: 4 out of 5]
Wickens et al. really fill the gap between system engineering and cognitive psychology. I have found quite a few of books of this kind. The book contains good examples and references for workplace design, environmental conditions and several other applications that make it useful for a course textbook or professional's desk reference. One word of caution (mea culpa as well): the authors did not address in this version the engineering tradition of poor, monotonous writing.