Development of a human information processing model for cognitive task analysis and design

Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 345-370

  Wei, June ^a   Salvendy, Gavriel ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA   (United States)

^b SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING   (United States)

^c TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cognitive task analysis and design; Human information processing; Object oriented technology; Unified modelling language

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011186775     PISSN: 1463922X     EISSN: 1464536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14639220500090158     Document Type: Article

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