HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
(SYST 470-1)
Fall 01
Instructor:�� Bill Killam, MA CHFP
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Texts:
Bailey, R. W. Human Performance Engineering (3rd Ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1996.
Prerequisite:
SYST 302, PSYC 100, or Permission of Instructor.
The purpose of this course is to help students understand the "human" component of system design.� The course focuses on human characteristics and limitations and how these affect system design.� Included are topics such as perception, cognition, memory, and decision making.� It also includes system design issues for addressing these characteristics and limitations, methodologies for designing the human/computer interface, and tests for improving it during system development. The goal is improved system design by taking a "user-centered" design approach.� Usability testing methods are also discussed including both user-based and non-user based approaches.�
There is a mid-term exam and a final exam.� Each is worth 30% of your grade.� In addition, during each class session, students will be asked to identify key material for that session.� The purpose of these oral reviews is to facilitate students' preparation for, and participation during, each class session.� The exams will be derived from these questions.� The homework accounts for 15% of the final grade.� Finally, students are required to design and conduct a usability test.� This will be done in teams and presented orally.� Presentations will be given during the last two class sessions prior to the final exam.� The presentation is worth a total of 25% of the grade.
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
(SYST 470-1)
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Week 1 |
Introduction & Historical Perspective, System Design Re-defined |
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Homework |
Bailey,
Chapters 1, Exercises 1A & 1B |
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Week 2 |
Human Limits & Differences, Anthropometry, Sensing & Responding |
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Homework |
Bailey,
Chapters 2 & 3, Exercises 2, 3A, 3B, 3C, & 3D |
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Week 3 |
Memory, Attention, & Skill Development |
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Homework |
Bailey,
Chapter 5, Exercise 5 |
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Week 4 |
Cognitive Processing & Theories of Behavior (Motivation) |
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Homework |
Bailey,
Chapters 4 & 6, Exercise 6 |
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Week 5 |
Decision Making Models, Fairness, and Biases |
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Homework |
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Week 6 |
Judgment Under Uncertainty, Improving Decision Making, & Mid Term Review |
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Homework |
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Week 7 |
Midterm |
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The History of the GUI, Architectures to Support Good HFE, & HCI Design Guidelines |
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Week 8 |
Spring Break � No Class |
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Week 9 |
Dimensions of Usability |
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Week 10 |
Human Performance Modeling, Testing, & Experimental Design |
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Homework |
Bailey,
Chapters 8 & 11; Exercise 8A, 8B & 11A |
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Week 11 |
Steps in the Design Process, Design Process Models |
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Homework |
Bailey,
Chapter 7 & 9, Exercise 7, 9B, 9C |
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Week 12 |
�The Usability Lifecycle� |
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Homework |
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Week 13 |
TBD |
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Week 14 |
Student Presentations |
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Week 15 |
Student Presentations (cont.) & Review for Final |
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Week 16 |
Final Exam |
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