Cognitive systems engineering

Cognitive systems engineering (CSE) is a field of study that examines the intersection of people, work, and technology, with a focus on safety-critical systems. The central tenet of cognitive systems engineering is that it views a collection of people and technology as a single unit that is capable of cognitive work, which is called a joint cognitive system.[1]

CSE draws on concepts from cognitive psychology and cognitive anthropology, such as Edwin Hutchins's distributed cognition, James Gibson's ecological theory of visual perception, Ulric Neisser's perceptual cycle, and William Clancey's situated cognition.[2] CSE techniques include cognitive task analysis[3] and cognitive work analysis.[4]

  1. ^ Hollnagel, Erik; Woods, David D. (June 1983). "Cognitive Systems Engineering: New wine in new bottles". International Journal of Man-Machine Studies. 18 (6): 583–600. doi:10.1016/S0020-7373(83)80034-0. S2CID 15398274.
  2. ^ Flach, John (2020). A meaning processing approach to cognition : what matters?. Fred Voorhorst. New York, NY. ISBN 978-0-367-40428-4. OCLC 1117930294.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ Crandall, Beth (2006). Working minds : a practitioner's guide to cognitive task analysis. Gary A. Klein, Robert R. Hoffman. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press. ISBN 978-0-262-27092-2. OCLC 76064684.
  4. ^ Vicente, Kim J. (1999). Cognitive work analysis : toward safe, productive, and healthy computer-based work. Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. ISBN 0-585-16171-2. OCLC 44961122.