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Title	A PROJECTIVE APPLICATION OF THE SUBJECTIVE WORKLOAD ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUE
Accession No	00649117
Authors	Reid, G B; Shingledecker, A
Description	3 p.; References
Abstract	Workload is of pervasive importance throughout the system's development cycle. Systems which are not designed to be compatible with the operator's capacity for work may affect the overall system effectiveness. During the early portion of systems design, the most common ways to address the issue of workload are timeline analysis and task analysis. This approach assumes that all aspects of workload are a function of the task and ignores the capabilities of the operator. A much more complete workload estimation procedure is needed. The procedure should take into account subject factors as well as system factors. An analytic procedure called Projective SWAT that yields quantitative values that estimate workload for hypothetical systems and/or situations is proposed.
Supplemental Information	Conf. paper reprint; Paper presented at IEEE 1984 National Aerospace and Electronics Conference [NAECON 1984]
TRT Terms	Cognition ; Estimates ; Measurement ; Simulation ; Task analysis ; Workload
Other Terms	Mental workload; Rating scales; Swat (Subjective workload assessment technique)
Document Source	Maritime Technical Information Facility
TRIS Files	MRIS
Database	TRIS Online

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