An Internal Review and Operational Trial of a Human Factors Engineering Self-Paced Course in Accordance with the Instructional Systems Development Process.

Abstract

The Government Accounting Office (GAO) has stated that insufficient attention is given to Human Factors Engineering (HFE) in the design of systems during the Weapons Acquisition Cycle (WAC). According to GAO these inadequacies have adversely impacted our military capabilities and wasted lives and millions of dollars. A myriad of handbooks, manuals and standards exist which provide detailed guidelines, criteria, and test plans for conducting HF T + E (Test and Evaluation) which remain because their technological level is beyond the average user. The need for basic training in HFE has been clearly identified. A cost effective vehicle to bridge this gap in conceptual knowledge has been developed in the form of an HFE Self-Paced Course. The conclusions provided in this study are intended to encourage further course development through incorporation of the recommendations outlined. Ultimately, this would lead to its validation and implementation into the instructional system of the military.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA140011

Entities

People

  • M. M. Fleming

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Data Analysis
  • Education
  • Engineering
  • Formats
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Information Processing
  • Information Science
  • Knowledge Management
  • Navies (Foreign)
  • Personnel Management
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Procurement
  • Standards
  • Students
  • Surveys
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Validation

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Economics
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.