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Nov 27, 2024
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2014-2016 Undergraduate and Graduate Bulletin (with addenda) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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PS-UY 2724 Human Factors in Engineering Design4 Credits
The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with basic concepts, research findings and theories related to the way in which human characteristics, capabilities and limitations, including physiology and psychology, affect system design and performance. Students will develop a basic understanding of methods for studying and assessing human behavior and for analyzing human performance. It will introduce aspects of system, interface, organizational design and physical setting as they influence operators and performance.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of first year writing requirements
Note: Satisfies a humanities and social sciences elective.
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