Increasing complexity of the real world, primarily due to the emergence of new technologies, man-machine systems and tasks, continuously poses new demands on human performance. Such a situation offers extra challenges for the workforce, as well as creates opportunities for experimental and cognitive psychologists, ergonomists and organizations to develop new theories, models and work procedures to meet these demands. This course is designed to provide students an exposure to the human aspects of systems design and prepare them to professionally and expertly conduct themselves in the worlds of academics, research and business.
Course Contents
Human performance and related concepts and domains: human competence, engineering psychology, human factors engineering; Signal detection and absolute judgment; Attention in perception and display space, spatial displays, spatial cognition, navigation, and manual control; Language and communication; Memory and training; Decision making; Selection of action; Multi-tasking; Mental workload, stress, and individual differences: cognitive and neuro-ergonomic perspectives; Automation and human performance; Human performance in organizations.
Texts
1. C.D. Wickens, J.G. Hollands, S. Banbury, and R. Parasuraman, Engineering Psychology and Human Performance (4th ed.), Routledge, NY, 2012
2. M.S. Sanders, and E.J. McCormick, Human Factors in Engineering and Design (7th ed.), McGraw-Hill, NY, 1993
3. P. M. Fitts, and M.I. Posner, Human Performance, Brooks/Cole, Belmont, CA, 1967
