Peace-Time Task Analysis and Its Relation to War-Time Conditions.

Abstract

All Marine Corps Tasks Analyses of occupational fields performed to date have been conducted under peace-time rather than war-time conditions. The specific objective of research in this area was to determine the type of task analysis that would be effective in measurement of tasks that are not now being performed by Marines but would be performed by them in combat (under 'contingency conditions). This report evaluates traditional methods of contingency task analysis. Among the methods reviewed are Combat Simulation, Field War Games, Table Top War Game, Questionnaires, and Analysis of Small Unit Combat Journals. The discussion of each of these includes an evaluative consideration of the advantages and disadvantages in terms of feasibility, cost and practical utility. The implications of task analysis of man-ascendant systems and machine-ascendant systems are reviewed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA032663

Entities

People

  • C. Harold Stone
  • Phillip J. Hanson

Organizations

  • California State University, Los Angeles

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Classified Materials
  • Combat Operations
  • Combat Simulations
  • Machines
  • Manpower Utilization
  • Military Research
  • Military Science
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Social Sciences
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Surveys
  • Task Performance And Analysis
  • United States
  • War Games
  • Warfare

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