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Cognitive systems engineering
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<p>Cognitive systems engineering (CSE) is important and is a field of study that examines the intersection of people, work, and technology, with a focus on safety-critical systems. The central tenet of cognitive systems engineering is to treat a collection of people and technology as a single unit, one that is capable of performing cognitive work. This unit is referred to as a joint cognitive system. </p><p>CSE draws on concepts from <a href="/facts/Cognitive_psychology/GnzIgx2I">cognitive psychology</a> and <a href="/facts/Cognitive_anthropology/HuERdIp8">cognitive anthropology</a>, such as <a href="/facts/Edwin_Hutchins/4PTMYq7D">Edwin Hutchins</a>'s <a href="/facts/Distributed_cognition/m6eUfCBA">distributed cognition</a>, <a href="/facts/James_J._Gibson/AbyA4Qkx">James Gibson</a>'s <a href="/facts/Ecological_psychology/9mp18klJ">ecological theory of visual perception</a>, <a href="/facts/Ulric_Neisser/a2kIg4Fe">Ulric Neisser</a>'s <i>perceptual cycle,</i> and <a href="/facts/William_Clancey/GIPn00k2">William Clancey</a>'s <a href="/facts/Situated_cognition/ug0JlI77">situated cognition</a>. CSE techniques include cognitive task analysis and <a href="/facts/Cognitive_work_analysis/Pk8x3GvV">cognitive work analysis</a>. </p>