*This assignment
provides you with an opportunity to select an alert system, research it, and
evaluate its quality and usability from an ergonomics perspective. First,
identify an alert system. It can be an everyday system, or it can be one used
at your workplace. Second, research the details of the alert system by using at
least one resource in the CSU Online Library. You can include credible
resources from the Internet, but be sure to include at least one from the CSU
Online Library. Third, after effectively collecting all of the information
about the system, evaluate its quality and usability from an ergonomics
perspective. Prepare a 10-slide PowerPoint presentation with your results, and
the presentation should include each of the following:
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Briefly describe the alert system and the setting.
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Briefly explain the purpose of the system.
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Briefly explain what triggers the alarm.
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Briefly explain how the employee should respond once the alarm triggers.
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Briefly explain how human variability impacts the design of displays and
controls.
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Provide your analysis of quality.
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Provide your analysis of usability.
*·(Not
required)If
you feel the system could be improved, explain how.
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*Include a title slide
and references slide; however, they do not count toward the total slide count.
Use APA Style for all in-text and reference citations.
