HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING FOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: PSYCH/I SY E 349 , or graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain Human Factors Engineering theories and methods as they pertain to the evaluation and design of healthcare sociotechnical systems Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Select and critically evaluate the utility of key Human Factors Engineering concepts and tools for assessing and modeling healthcare delivery challenges in sociotechnical systems Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Identify the impact of changes to the healthcare sociotechnical system at the individual and organizational level Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Apply a Human Factors Engineering-based sociotechnical system approach to evaluate and design interaction between users and information technologies Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Demonstrate the use of Human Factors Engineering techniques in solving healthcare delivery problems within the organizational, social, and physical contexts in information system design Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Demonstrate ability to independently evaluate Human Factors Engineering research in healthcare Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain Human Factors Engineering theories and methods as they pertain to the evaluation and design of healthcare sociotechnical systems Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Select and critically evaluate the utility of key Human Factors Engineering concepts and tools for assessing and modeling healthcare delivery challenges in sociotechnical systems Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Identify the impact of changes to the healthcare sociotechnical system at the individual and organizational level Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Apply a Human Factors Engineering-based sociotechnical system approach to evaluate and design interaction between users and information technologies Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Demonstrate the use of Human Factors Engineering techniques in solving healthcare delivery problems within the organizational, social, and physical contexts in information system design Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Demonstrate ability to independently evaluate Human Factors Engineering research in healthcare Audience: Graduate