Hello! I am a student working with Dr. Judith Orasanu at the NASA-Ames
Research Center. I am currently in the process of resurrecting a database
of 242 "typical decisions" that led to ASRS incident reports. The
decisions were selected and coded in 1993, and the database contains lots
of information about the type of decision, precipitating events, type of
aircraft, flight phases, cues, actions, options, considerations, etc., as
well as lots of categories that all of these different pieces have been fit
into. What I am trying to do is re-organize the database so that it is
more user-friendly and can be used by more people in a broader number of
ways. I am looking for input from all of you as to what sorts of things
you would like to see a database like this be able to do. With respect to
scenario generation, statistics, general research, anything. I am
developing the database in Microsoft Access 97, so anyone familiar with
this software is especially encouraged to respond. This database could be
a great tool for you all to use, if it does what you want it to, and now is
the time to make sure that happens! Thank you very much.
Sincerely,
Laura Tyzzer
Laura Tyzzer
NASA Ames Research Center
Mail Stop 262-4
Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000
Phone: 415-604-2304
email: ltyzzer_at_mail.arc.nasa.gov