Overview

This volume examines the human-centred approach to designing systems and technologies, which emphasises the symbiosis of human capability and machine capacity. Its main ideas have become integral to many design methodologies, including social ergonomics and cognitive technology. Human Machine Symbiosis offers a unique coverage of the topic: it brings together various strands of human-centred systems philosophy, and gives a comprehensive overview of relevant traditions, approaches, methodologies, and practices. It provides theoretical and methodological underpinnings for the design and application of technologies and systems, along with frameworks and models for designing information, communication and multimedia technologies. It contains contributions from a variety of leading researchers in the field, including some of the pioneers of the European human-centred tradition.

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Author:   Karamjit S. Gill
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.780kg
ISBN:  

9783540760245

ISBN 10:   3540760245
Pages:   480
Publication Date:   26 July 1996
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. The Foundations of Human-centred Systems.- 2. On Human-Machine Symbiosis.- 3. Rosenbrock's Account of Causality and Purpose.- 4. Culture, Mind and Technology: Making a Difference.- 5. The Social Construction of Human-centredness.- 6. Human-centred Methods of Social and Technical Design.- 7. Information Systems Design: a User-Involved Perspective.- 8. Designing for Knowledge Transfer.- 9. Designing Practice-Based Learning Environments.- 10. Workplace Innovations: the Making of a Human-centred Industrial Culture.- 11. Meanwhile, Out in the Real World: Developing a Commercial Human-centred Software Application.

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