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I SY E 348

INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING LABORATORY

1 credit.

Hands on experience applying concepts discussed in I SY E/PSYCH 349 . Complete a small three-part design project. Learn how to measure light, sound, anthropometric, and psychophysiological data, and then apply these measurements to product and workplace design challenges.

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Declared in Industrial Engineering and concurrent enrollment in I SY E/PSYCH 349 , or member of Engineering Guest Students Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Recognize the strengths and limits of human perceptual, cognitive and physical abilities and their implications for system design Audience: Undergraduate 2. Describe human factors tools, techniques and methods commonly used to design and improve system performance Audience: Undergraduate 3. Evaluate and recommend work and task designs based on human factors and ergonomic principle Audience: Undergraduate 4. Define the ethical application of human factors in designing products and processes Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Recognize the strengths and limits of human perceptual, cognitive and physical abilities and their implications for system design Audience: Undergraduate 2. Describe human factors tools, techniques and methods commonly used to design and improve system performance Audience: Undergraduate 3. Evaluate and recommend work and task designs based on human factors and ergonomic principle Audience: Undergraduate 4. Define the ethical application of human factors in designing products and processes Audience: Undergraduate

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