{"product_id":"the-complexity-of-proceduralized-tasks-jinkyun-park-9781848827905","title":"The Complexity of Proceduralized Tasks","description":"We think we have scientific knowledge when we know the cause. (Aristotle, Posterior Analytics Book II, Part 11) About 12 years ago, when I was a graduate student, many people were concerned about my Ph. D. topic - investigating the effect of the complexity of procedu- lized tasks on the performance of human operators working in nuclear power plants. Although they agreed with the fact that procedures (especially emergency operating procedures) play a crucial role in securing the safety of nuclear power plants, it was amazing that most of them pointed out a very similar issue: \"I cannot understand why operating personnel see any difficulty (or complexity) in condu- ing procedures, because all that they have to do is to follow a simple IF-THEN- ELSE rule as written. \" Actually, this issue is closely related to one of the main questions I was recently asked, such as \"Don't you think your work is too acad- ic to apply to actual procedures?\" or \"I guess we don't need to consider the c- plexity of procedures, because we can develop a good procedure using many pr- tical procedure writers' guidelines. Then what is the real contribution of your work?\" I absolutely agree with the latter comment. Yes, we can develop a good pro- dure with the support of many practical and excellent guidelines.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jinkyun Park\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1848827903\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781848827905\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Springer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/28\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 189\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d","brand":"Jinkyun Park","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48519540867327,"sku":"9781848827905","price":169.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_45c56884-2a16-458a-b14f-7882947c45ff.jpg?v=1778737710","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-complexity-of-proceduralized-tasks-jinkyun-park-9781848827905","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}