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2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HP 401 - Principles of Human Factors of Ergonomics

Credits: 3

Human interactions as operators in complex systems are affected by several features including workplace design, safety, efficiency, productivity, information processing, comfort and other human factors. Performance in medicine, transportation, manufacturing, process control, or aviation systems is dependent upon the reliability and repeatability of the human interactions with these systems. This course introduces human factors and ergonomic topics of regulation (OSHA), anthropometry, system design, task analysis, activity related disorders and injuries as well as organizational and psychosocial aspects of work.

Prerequisites: ENG 112