This paper provides an overview of an emerging cognitive engineering framework that can be used to guide engineering analysis and design decision-making. As the name implies, the Work-Centered Design (WCD) framework considers the design problem from the perspective of an analysis of work. It pays special attention to an analysis of aiding requirements, including issues about direct automation and form-based approaches for aiding. The paper provides a brief description of the WDC framework, identifies novel features and illustrates selected concepts with examples.
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