Cognitive Engineering: Cognitive Science Applied to Human Factors
PSYC 2965 -- Fall 2002
Introductions. Discussion of course objectives, requirements, grading, and so on.
Discussion of RPI’s Cognitive Science Department.
Applied Psychology, Engineering Psychology, & Cognitive Engineering: Professional Issues and Prospects.
Required readings for Aug 30th class:
Activities:
Class Discussion of Norman
Gulf of Execution and Gulf of Evaluation
Exercises & Homework assignment
Due today:
Homework assignments ON Gulfs of Execution and Evaluation
Required readings for class:
Activities
Lecture on How to read a research paper (and how not to conduct research!!)
Discussion of Nielsen & Phillips
Discussion of Chapter 3 of Norman
Required readings for class:
Rogers, W. A., Mykityshyn, A. L., Campbell, R. H., & Fisk, A. D. (2001). Analysis of a "simple" medical device. Ergonomics in Design, 9(1), 1-14.
Activities
Discussion of Norman
Discussion of simple medical devices and value of task analysis
Required readings for class:
Wharton, Rieman, Lewis, & Polson (1994)
Activities:
Cognitive Walkthrough for VCR
Assignment of Individual & Group Walkthrus
Due today:
Cognitive Walkthrus
Required readings for class:
Spencer R. (2000). The streamlined cognitive walkthrough method, working around social constraints encountered in a software development company. CHI Letters, 2(1), 353-359.
Activities:
Number Scrabble
Discussion of individual & group cognitive walkthrus
Discussion of Spencer
Discussion of the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Required readings for class:
John, B. E. (1995, October). Why GOMS? interactions, 2, 80-89.
Norman (1989) Chapter 5 -- Errors
Activities:
Lecture on task analysis and cognitive task analysis with the GOMS family of models
Discussion of Norman
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Activities:
Keystroke level modeling (KLM)
Four Keystroke Level Models of the two ManTel interfaces -- one query + two query models -- see assignment (due next Tuesday)
Due today:
KLM Homework
Required readings for class:
Activities:
Lecture on Project Ernestine
Discussion of homework
Discussion of Norman
NGOMSL
Required readings for class:
Activities:
Discussion of Norman
Review of KLM, Cognitive Walkthru
Discussion of next week's exam
First exam -- (Remember that 50% of your grade will be based on the summed scores from your two best exams.)
Required readings for class:
Anderson (2002). Spanning seven orders of magnitude.
Lecture on: Cognitive Modeling and Human Factors
Activities:
Discussion of 1st Exam
Discussion of Cognitive Modeling
Required readings for class:
Activities:
Lecture -- Introduction to eye movements as data
Eye tracking assignment
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OCTOBER 15 -- MONDAY CLASS SCHEDULE (on Tuesday!), NO CLASS!!!!
Activities:
Show & Tell -- Eye tracking reports due;
Oral Presentations by team members
Required readings for class:
Anderson, Chapter 9 – Development of Expertise
Activities:
Lecture on Cognitive Skill
Required readings for class:
Schweickert, Fisher, & Proctor (in press). Steps toward building mathematical and computer models from cognitive task analyses. Human Factors.
Activities:
Lecture, discussion, and assignments.
Due Today
Assignments from last week
Activities:
Discussion of assignments
Review for 2nd Exam (on Friday)
Second exam -- (Remember that 50% of your grade will be based on the summed scores from your two best exams.)
Activities:
Discussion of 2nd Exam
Lecture on Simulated Task Environments
Required readings for class:
Gray (2002). Simulated task environments
Activities:
Lecture on Microstrategies
Assignments -- Microstrategy variations? Or Different Microstrategies?
Required readings for class:
Due Today
Assignments from Nov 8th
Activities:
Introduction to the cognitive factors of human error
NOVA
Required readings for class:
Norman, D. A. (1981). Categorization of action slips. Psychological Review, 88(1), 1-15
Activities:
Lecture on Errors & the ETA Triad
Class discussion of Lamble et al. (1999).
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Activities:
Lecture on soft constraints
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Activities:
Lecture on soft constraints
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Activities:
Lecture on Design and Search Cost
Required readings for class:
NOVEMBER 22 -- THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY, NO CLASS!!!!
Activities:
Lecture on Design and Search Cost, con't
Activities:
Lecture on Experts and Expertise
Discussion of 3rd Exam
Required Readings for Class:
Third examination
Be sure to let me know whether or not you are taking the examination. Remember that 50% of your grade will be based upon the summed scores from your two best exams.