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Cognitive systems engineering

Cognitive systems engineering (CSE) is an interdisciplinary field that examines the intersection of people, work, and technology, with a particular focus on safety-critical systems. The central tenet of CSE is to treat collections of people and technologies as a single unified entity—called a joint cognitive system (JCS)—capable of performing cognitive…

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related to Books · 15
Cognitive systems engineering → Annelise Mark Pejtersen, Changing World, Cognitive Systems, David Woods, Erik Hollnagel, Foundations, Goodstein, Hoffman, Jens Rasmussen, Patterns, Philip, Robbert, Smith, Systems Engineering, The Future
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Cognitive systems engineering → At, Cognitive, David Woods, Erik Hollnagel, Following, Jens Rasmussen, Morten Lind, This, Three Mile Island, TMI
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Cognitive systems engineering → Although, Don Norman, Hollnagel, Instead, The, They, Woods
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Cognitive systems engineering → As, CSE, Instead, Origins

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air traffic controlinstance ofThis perspective emphasizes understanding the functional relationships between humans and technology in complex operational environments0.80text
medical systemsinstance ofThis perspective emphasizes understanding the functional relationships between humans and technology in complex operational environments0.80text
nuclear power plantsinstance ofThis perspective emphasizes understanding the functional relationships between humans and technology in complex operational environments0.80text
and other high-risk contexts.CSE draws on theoretical foundations from multiple disciplines including cognitive psychologyinstance ofThis perspective emphasizes understanding the functional relationships between humans and technology in complex operational environments0.80text
cognitive anthropologyinstance ofThis perspective emphasizes understanding the functional relationships between humans and technology in complex operational environments0.80text
systems theoryinstance ofThis perspective emphasizes understanding the functional relationships between humans and technology in complex operational environments0.80text
and ecological psychologyinstance ofThis perspective emphasizes understanding the functional relationships between humans and technology in complex operational environments0.80text
cognitive task analysisinstance ofCSE employs techniques0.80text
cognitive work analysisinstance ofCSE employs techniques0.80text
and work domain analysis to understand how cognition is distributed across humaninstance ofCSE employs techniques0.80text
technological agentsinstance ofCSE employs techniques0.80text
nuclear power plantinstance ofOne specific application of coping with complexity is the work that human operators must do when they are supervising a process0.80text

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