BE 433 Human Factors Engineering and Ergonomics
This in-person course presents fundamental concepts from multiple fields that are essential to practicing ergonomics and human factors engineering. The curriculum represents an interdisciplinary program that prepares students for practice in their emerging profession through a course sequence that emphasizes theory, practical applications, and research. The course includes core topics from cognitive psychology, industrial engineering, anatomy, kinesiology, and the physiology of work as applied to human abilities and limitations. The focus of ergonomics is the using the natural laws of work to improve fit between humans and their tools, tasks, and environments, while the focus of human factors is on improving human performance accounting for their cognitive and physical limitations. Pulling these pieces together ensures a comprehensive approach to human factors and ergonomics to both minimize injury and optimize worker performance. Students will evaluate different environments based on the concepts introduced in this course.
Cross Listed Courses
BE 433 & BE 533
Prerequisite
Open to Biomedical Engineering undergraduate students