Design of an Effective Visualization for Naval Career Information Summary and Evaluation

Abstract

By using visualization best practices and embedding them in information technology (IT), we believe that the Department of Defense can improve its ability to display multi-variant information. The focus of this research is to design a visual information solution, based on best practices for displaying performance data visually, to the Electronic Military Personnel Record System (EMPRS). Ultimately, our goal is to improve the overall effectiveness and objectivity of the Navy's selection board processes by providing a re-engineered, web-based, graphical solution to the visual displays currently in use by selection boards. The current Navy selection board voting process uses tabular forms displayed across five screens in a small theater-like setting. The forms are displayed very quickly allowing board members very little time to mentally assimilate the quantitative data dispersed over a wide area.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA418281

Entities

People

  • Glenn A. Rogers
  • Jason D. Grose

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Best Practices
  • Computer Graphics
  • Computers
  • Data Displays
  • Data Visualization
  • Database Management Systems
  • Databases
  • Display Systems
  • Information Science
  • Information Systems
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Models
  • Prototypes
  • Students
  • Visualizations
  • Web Browsers

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics