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Preventing design error in control room systems: A human factors approach

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posted on 06.12.2017, 00:00 by Ronald Day
This study investigates the design processes used by IT designers, engineering firms, and business process developers; particularly those associated with high risk activities such as railway network control. Designers and end-users of technologies. devices. and business systems were surveyed and interviewed, and accident databases from around the world examined. The results from these three activities were analysed using a mixed methods approach. SPSS, N Vivo and Excel Analytical Tools were used to analyse the data.

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Central Queensland University

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Open Access

Yes

External Author Affiliations

Centre for Railway Engineering;

Era Eligible

No

Supervisor

Associate Professor Yvonne Toft ; Dr Ryan Kift

Thesis Type

Doctoral Thesis

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Keywords

Design errorHuman errorParticipative cdesignDesigner/client/end-user disconnect

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