Human Systems Integration Test and Evaluation Methods

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Overview

Human Systems Integration Test and Evaluation Methods

Course Description

Discover how to plan and conduct a comprehensive test program for human systems integration (HSI). These activities include early-stage analytical evaluations, formative evaluations, and formal pass/fail tests. Learn how to test compliance with major human factors requirements documents and how to measure workload, situation awareness, and usability. In this course, you will explore how to integrate HSI testing with the overall systems engineering test plan.

Course Content

INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN SYSTEMS TEST AND EVALUATION METHODS

  • Introduction to Human Systems Test and Evaluation Methods
  • Overview of test and evaluation metrics commonly used within HSI

SELECTING THE RIGHT ELEMENTS FOR THE HSI TEST PLAN

  • Selecting the right level of user testing for the situation
  • Determining the right measures and metrics for the situation

TYPES OF MEASURES AND METRICS

  • Modeling, error analysis, critical task evaluations
  • Usability, focus groups, surveys
  • Checklists and cognitive walkthroughs
  • SA and workload
  • Anthropometry and physical systems
  • Night vision
  • Acoustics
  • Assessment for accessibility and ease of use by special user populations

DEVELOPING A TEST PLAN

  • Designing a test event
  • Writing the test plan

EXECUTING A TEST EVENT

  • Data collection – types and techniques

EVALUATING RESULTS

  • Interpreting the results of a test event
  • Presenting different types of results
  • Conveying the HSI results to the larger test team
Requirements & Materials

Session Details

  • Special Discounts: Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) employees are eligible to receive a discount.  If you are a GTRI employee, please go to the Organizational Development website and look for the coupon code under GT Professional Development. Review coupon instructions for more information.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for Department of Defense personnel working on an acquisition program, Defense contractors responsible for human systems integration or human factors, and human systems researchers or practitioners from the commercial sector.

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What You Will Learn

  • What is included in an HSI test plan
  • How to create an HSI test plan
  • How to decide which measure/metrics to include in the test plan for different types of activities
  • Methods for testing different constructs including performance, workload, situation awareness, and usability
  • How to interpret results and to apply them to improve HIS
  • How to present results to the larger test and evaluation team
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How You Will Benefit

  • Understand the rationale for conducting a comprehensive HSI test program.
  • Learn the major components of an HSI test plan.
  • Recognize the requirements drawn from each HSI domain and the test methods used to evaluate compliance.
  • Understand how to plan an HSI test program.
  • Learn how to analyze and interpret test results.
  • Interpret the pros and cons of advanced methods used to measure workload and situation awareness.
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