Update: The UW Chapter will be setting up a projector in E2-1303B for anyone interested in watching the webinar. No registration/RSVP required.
Abstract
The webinar introduces the basic skills, methods, and mindset of qualitative research for human factors analyses, focusing on the two key tools of the trade: talking to people (i.e., interviewing) and participatory observation of interactions and behavior in a natural context (i.e., participant observation).
This introductory-level webinar is appropriate for a broad audience of human factors practitioners and students. It may also be of interest to practitioners and students in related fields such as usability, user-experience, and policy/public health program design.
Bio
Wayne holds a PhD in anthropology from Temple University along with advanced study in computer science. He has conducted qualitative and mixed-methods studies in diverse domains, including national defense, aerospace, health care, pharmaceuticals, parks and recreation, and ethnographic studies of differing military, business, and non-Western cultural settings. He is the author of more than 100 conference, journal, and monograph publications. He has served on the United States Defense Science Board panel on Advanced Decision Architecture and on the editorial board of Human Factors and Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making.