Ergonomics

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

The course introduces the student to ergonomics, which is the multidisciplinary meeting of knowledge on the interaction between people and the artificial environment. This knowledge allows objects and spaces to be adapted to the physical and psychological patterns of users, whatever their condition. The study of ergonomics is necessary for the development of all types of projects that deal with problems of interfaces, usability, accessibility, among others, and may be of special interest to psychologists, doctors, engineers (industrial, acoustic, lighting, civilians), sociologists, anthropologists, architects and designers.