Research Catalog

Title

Human factors in information systems : emerging theoretical bases / edited by Jane M. Carey.

Publication

Norwood, N.J. : Ablex Pub. Corp., 1995.

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Additional Authors

• Carey, Jane M.
• Symposium on Human Factors in Management Information Systems (3rd : 1991 : Norman, Okla.)

Description

xv, 381 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Series Statement

Human/computer interaction

Uniform Title

Human/computer interaction (Norwood, N.J.)

Subjects

• User interfaces (Computer systems) > Congresses
• Computer software > Human factors > Congresses

Note

• Papers originally presented at the Third Symposium on Human Factors in Management Information Systems, held on Oct. 17 and 18, 1991, in Norman, OK.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents

• 1. Human Factors in Information Systems: A Position Treatise / Brenda L. Killingsworth, Meg G. Kletke, Jane Mackay, James E. Trumbly and Jane M. Carey -- 2. Human Factors in Management Information Systems: A Taxonomy / Merle P. Martin -- 3. Transactional User Interfaces / Randy Pausch -- 4. User Interface Design: A Methodology for the Comparative Study of Spreadsheet and Financial Modeling Programs / Gerry Gingrich -- 5. An Empirical Evaluation of Word Processing Task Performance Using Different Menu Styles / Robert O. Jarman and Kirk P. Arnett -- 6. The Supplanting Function of Color in Human Information Processing / Ellen D. Hoadley -- 7. A Cognitive Approach to the Influence of Graphics on Decision Making / Hulya Yazici -- 8. Program Structure vs. Knowledge Structure: The Impact of Education on Program Debugging Skill / Dan Stone, Eleanor Jordan and Sandra Dewitz -- 9. Integrating Human Factors into the Information Systems Curriculum / Jane M. Carey --
• 10. A User-Based Approach to Online Help for Word Processing / Donald L. Day, Chinghwa Chen and Woojin Paik -- 11. Integrating Related Documentation Manuals Through Hypertext / William King, Carol Chrisman, Barbara Beccue and Gerry Chrisman -- 12. An Evaluation of Human Factors Research in Decision Support: Observations and Recommendations / Dov Te'eni, Daniele Thomassin, Pavan P. Singh and Amita Naganand -- 13. The Evaluation of Usability in Interactive Information Systems / Ronald A. Guillemette -- 14. User Satisfaction with Information Systems: A Research Framework / Mohammed A. Tafti -- 15. User Learner and Decision Making: An Evaluation of Expert System Explanation Facilities / Kathleen E. Moffitt and Mark R. Reiser -- 16. Experimental Analysis of Database Record Formats: Some Effects of Format Complexity and Grouping on User Performance / Henry H. Emurian and Brian H. Seborg --
• 17. Development of a Tool for Measuring the User Friendliness of Software: The Case of Managers Learning to Use Lotus 1-2-3 / Michel Plaisent and Prosper Bernard -- 18. Flow in Human-Computer Interactions: Test of a Model / Jawaid A. Ghani -- 19. Organizational Implications of Local Area Network Systems: A Sociotechnical System Perspective / Jim A. Sena and A. B. (Rami) Shani -- 20. Toward a Social Engineering of Social Technologies / Murli Nagasundaram -- 21. Human Value and the Future of Technology / Ben Shneiderman.

ISBN

• 0893919403 (cl)
• 1567500277 (ppb)

LCCN

94016007

OCLC

• 30359457
• ocm30359457

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries