title: Supporting command and control training functions in the emergency management domain using cognitive systems engineering.
abstract: The design and implementation of MERMAIDS, a computer-based training system in the domain of emergency command and control, is described. The research investigates the use of cognitive systems engineering and information management tools for modelling and representing training knowledge of emergency system operators. We propose a decision-centric human-computer interface as a new method of supporting computer-based modelling in the domain of emergency systems. Several interacting themes in information management relevant to emergency response planning are discussed.
authors.affiliation: The Institute for Human-Machine Studies, Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC 27411, USA. ntuen@ncat.edu
authors.forename: Celestine A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Ntuen
authors.forename: Obafemi
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Balogun
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Boyle
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Turner
mesh_terms: D003071:Cognition; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D003660:Decision Support Systems, Management; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D001330:Electronic Data Processing; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004634:Emergency Medical Technicians / Q000193:education*; D006804:Ergonomics; D006801:Humans; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D012984:Software; D014584:User-Computer Interface