Ethnography re-engineered: the two tribes problem

Petersen, Erik Styhr; Nyce, James M.; Lützhöft, Margareta

doi:10.1080/1463922x.2010.504284

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“…Maritime design practice today does not show explicit consideration of the end-user, and therefore does not apply HF, ergonomics, and usability knowledge during design to their full extent (Costa & Lützhöft, 2014;Petersen et al, 2011). Most of the maritime designers involved in the maritime design process seem to be unaware of HF, HCD, and the operational issues which ships' crews face during their sea time (Mallam, 2016;The Nautical Institute, 2015).…”

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Learning and Learning-to-Learn by Doing: An Experiential Learning Approach for Integrating Human Factors into Maritime Design Education

Abeysiriwardhane¹,

Lutzhoft²,

Ghosh³

2020

Marit. Technol. Res.

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There is a growing awareness in the marine industry that human factors need to be considered in ship design if seafarers are to operate ships and systems safely and effectively. However, according to literature, the ship design practice today does not show explicit consideration of the end-users. This is mostly due to the ship designers’ lack of awareness and understanding about Maritime Human Factors (HF), Human Centred Design (HCD), and the operational issues that ships’ crew are facing during their sea time. This lack of knowledge can be traced back to the current educational system, which does not provide knowledge on HF, HCD approach, and maritime HF issues. The authors conducted this study aiming to integrate HF and HCD knowledge into maritime design students’ educational platform and to motivate them to utilise this knowledge in their designs. Naval architecture students at the Australian Maritime College (AMC) were the participants of this study. Firstly, a classroom survey was conducted to determine the students current level of awareness and understanding of maritime HF and HCD. Then, an onboard survey was conducted after five HF-related activities during a seven-day voyage onboard MV Bluefin, which is the research vessel of AMC. The onboard activities provided the students with an opportunity for experiencing experiential learning including all its key elements based on Kolb’s experiential learning model. The findings demonstrate how students’ onboard experiences influence their learning process by doing, discovering, reflecting, and applying. Students’ understanding of HF issues and the importance of the HCD approach was influenced during the onboard activities. They learned HF theoretical knowledge as an essential addition to their undergraduate curriculum. The results further highlight the experiential learning as a “paradigm of noteworthy learning” that supports multiple learning objectives for learners, including shaping their knowledge through experience.

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Learning and Learning-to-Learn by Doing: An Experiential Learning Approach for Integrating Human Factors into Maritime Design Education

Abeysiriwardhane¹,

Lutzhoft²,

Ghosh³

2020

Marit. Technol. Res.

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The Psychology of Ship Architecture and Design

Lützhöft

Petersen

Abeysiriwardhane

2017

Maritime Psychology

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Developing human factors design guidelines for marine electronics — the case of S-mode

Lützhöft

Imset

2023

WMU J Marit Affairs

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Human factors issues with navigation equipment have been identified as a challenge to safe and efficient maritime operations. A reason behind the issues is the lack of guidance from regulatory agencies, particularly regarding interface design. The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has taken measures to address the situation, an example of which is the development of Circular MSC.1/Circ.1609 Guidelines for the Standardisation of User Interface Design for Navigation Equipment. This article presents a case study on the development of MSC.1/Circ.1609. An in-depth analysis was conducted using multiple sources of data to identify influential factors behind key events and provide recommendations for similar future initiatives. The data used in the study include interviews with major stakeholders, official reports of the development work, and personal records of members of the development team. The study finds the development of MSC.1/Circ.1609 to be affected by the politics of decision-making at the IMO, the difficulties associated with developing implementable technical regulations, and the rigid nature of IMO working procedures. The findings suggest that successful human factors regulations should address the requirements of both end-users and implementors, which are equipment manufacturers in this case. This study also identifies characteristics of IMO working principles that should be considered to improve the application of human factors in the maritime field.

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Ethnography re-engineered: the two tribes problem

Cited by 5 publications

References 24 publications

Learning and Learning-to-Learn by Doing: An Experiential Learning Approach for Integrating Human Factors into Maritime Design Education

Learning and Learning-to-Learn by Doing: An Experiential Learning Approach for Integrating Human Factors into Maritime Design Education

The Psychology of Ship Architecture and Design

Developing human factors design guidelines for marine electronics — the case of S-mode

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