Applying Behavioural Science Techniques To The Test And Evaluation Of Complex Systems

Download or read book Applying Behavioural Science Techniques to the Test and Evaluation of Complex Systems written by N. Sproles and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The test and evaluation of complex socio-technical systems is difficult. This is especially so when the test and evaluation (T&E) community involved tends to associate itself closely with the physical sciences. The behavioural sciences have developed methods to address such problems and have shown that these methods are capable of providing rigorous results. A discussion of the worth of qualitative data and an overview of the behavioural science methods likely to be appropriate for evaluating complex systems involving humans is provided. A minor case study illustrating the application of qualitative data analysis methods to the evaluation of the Australian Army's Battlefield Command Support System (BCSS) is discussed in order to illustrate the merit of behavioural science methods for T&E.