SEMI-AUTOMATIC OR HUMAN-INTERACTIVE SUPPORT PROCESSES IN OFFICE SYSTEMS APPLICATIONS .
B-TYPE PROPOSALS ARE INVITED .
. TECHNIQUES FOR USER INTERFACE DESIGN .
DESIGNERS OF OFFICE SYSTEMS NEED TO DRAW UPON KNOWLEDGE ABOUT TECHNIQUES ( E . G . ICONS , WINDOWS , MENU SELECTION , VOICE COMMAND , ETC ) FOR HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION . THE SYSTEMATIC SPECIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION ( WITH RESPECT TO DOMAIN OF APPLICATION ) OF SUCH EXISTING AND REQUIRED TECHNIQUES IS NECESSARY , TO ASSIST DESIGNERS AND TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL FOR NEW TECHNIQUES .
B-TYPE PROPOSALS ARE INVITED .
4.1.3 . HUMAN FACTORS
. HUMAN FACTORS LABORATORIES . ( TYPE A )
THIS TOPIC IS CONCERNED WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CLOSE COOPERATION OF EUROPEAN HUMAN FACTORS LABORATORIES , WHERE RESEARCH CAN BE FRUITFULLY AND ECONOMICALLY CONDUCTED , GUIDELINES BE DEVELOPED , R AND D PERSONNEL TRAINED AND ADVICE GIVEN TO DEVELOPMENT LABORATORIES .
THE WORK AIMS AT THE CREATION OF MANAGERIAL , ORGANISATIONAL AND LEGAL STRUCTURES TO FORMALIZE THE COOPERATION AND THE ELABORATION OF A WELL-SELECTED SET OF RESEARCH TOPICS BY THE LABORATORIES COOPERATING AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE EXPERIENCES GAINED .
PROGRAMME ( - ) AND INTERMEDIATE OBJECTIVES ( * ) :
YEAR 1 :
- ELABORATION OF MANAGERIAL , ORGANIZATIONAL AND LEGAL STRUCTURES THAT CONSOLIDATE THE COOPERATION ;
- START OF COOPERATION WORK IN SELECTED RESEARCH AREAS .
* 12TH MONTH : ESTABLISHMENT OF MANAGERIAL , ORGANISATION AND LEGAL STRUCTURES ;
YEARS 2 TO 5 :
- ELABORATION OF TRAINING PROGRAMMES , SETTING UP AND ( RE ) ALLOCATION OF SPECIFIC RESEARCH TASKS AMONG THE PARTNERS , THE ELABORATION OF PROCEDURES FOR INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL CONSULTATION , THE EXECUTION OF SELECTED RESEARCH .
- DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDIZED TEST - AND EVALUATION PROCEDURES FOR OFFICE SYSTEMS
* 24TH MONTH : ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FIRST TRAINING PROGRAMME IN HUMAN FACTORS ;
* 48TH MONTH : RESULTS OF SPECIFIC HUMAN FACTORS RESEARCH AVAILABLE .
.1 . " HUMAN FACTOR LABORATORIES IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES " ( REF . 385 + 455 + 560 : A/84 )
THE PROJECT AIMS AT PROVIDING A FOCUSSING POINT FOR HUMAN FACTORS ACTIVITIES IN EUROPE . THREE MAJOR FIELDS OF ACTIVITY CAN BE DISTINGUISHED :
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A METHODOLOGY FOR THE INTEGRATION OF HUMAN FACTORS KNOWLEDGE INTO IT PRODUCTS AS AN ESSENTIAL CONTRIBUTION TO ALL PARTS OF THE DESIGN PROCESS CYCLE .
THE EXPERTISE THAT WILL FIND ITS WAY INTO 1 ) WILL BE GAINED IN :
INVESTIGATION OF INTERACTION MODES OF THE MAN/MACHINE INTERFACE , AND CONSTRUCTION OF A MULTI-MODAL MMI TO ACHIEVE OPTIMAL INTERPLAY FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF HUMAN FACTORS .
THE EXPERTISE GAINED IN 1 ) AND 2 ) WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE EUROPEAN INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE BY A ) DEVELOPING A SOFTWARE PACKAGE FOR AN INTEGRATED DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM AND B ) BY ORGANISING A BROAD PROGRAMME OF PUBLICATIONS , SEMINARS , WORKSHOPS AND CONSULTANCY ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT EUROPEAN IT INDUSTRY .
IN THE PURSUANCE OF THESE OBJECTIVES , THE PRIMARY SUBJECT FOR