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1989
 
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Harris, Douglas H. (1989): The Work of the NAS/NRC Committee on Human Factors. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors Society 33rd Annual Meeting 1989. p. 567.

“Since 1980, the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has had a standing committee on human factors as part of its operating agency, the National Research Council (NRC). The Committee on Human Factors, like other NRC committees, serves as an independent advisor to the federal government -- identifying critical theoretical and methodological issues, defining the state of knowledge with regard to these issues, and determining research needs and their priorities. In this capacity, the Committee has the opportunity to provide new perspectives on human factors and to guide the direction and support of future human factors research and development. The purpose of this symposium is to provide an overview of the origins and purposes of the Committee on Human Factors, and to present examples of some of its recent work.”

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Harris, Douglas H. and Casey, Steven M. (1987): Organizational Effectiveness of Computer-Aided Design. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors Society 31st Annual Meeting 1987. pp. 214-217.

“A methodology for measuring the organizational effectiveness of computer-aided design (CAD) was developed and applied. A total of 295 of the 500 most frequent users of CAD in a major aerospace company provided data for the study. User-CAD effectiveness was found to be influenced by 43 major factors and 145 specific system and organizational issues. The 43 factors were classified into the following categories: system functions, system hardware, working environment, system reliability and consistency, user access, user support and training, and system administration. Indexes of User-CAD Effectiveness (UE) and System Availability and Reliability (AR) were combined into an Index of CAD organizational Effectiveness (OE). Through the application of these methods and indexes, CAD system and organizational deficiencies can be diagnosed, potential high-payoff improvements can be identified, and the impact of developmental efforts can be assessed.”

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Harris, Douglas H. and Geiwitz, James (1987): Multi-Factor Evaluation of Tactical Planning Aids. In: Proceedings of the Human Factors Society 31st Annual Meeting 1987. pp. 218-221.

“Multiple measures of tactical-planning performance were employed to evaluate prototype computer-based planning aids. The objectives of the evaluation were to: 1) assess the extent of overall performance improvement, if any, over existing manual methods, 2) diagnose the impact of computer-aiding on each of the different components of planning performance, and 3) identify potential deficiencies and needed improvements in specific computer-based aids. The evaluation approach was based on the decomposition of planning into specific components and the measurement of each component within a specific mission context. Within a latin-square experimental design, eight tank platoon leaders first used present paper-map methods to solve tactical problems and then used a system of computer aiding to solve comparable but different problems. Seven objective performance measures assessed different components of planning performance under map and aided conditions; an objective measure of overall mission success and subjective assessments of individual planning aids were also obtained. Results provided a multi-dimensional basis for assessing the potential value of computer-based aids and for further enhancement of the planning aids. Overall, use of the prototype planning aids resulted in a significantly greater rate of mission success, 94 percent vs. 44 percent.”

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