Human Factors Engineering 5 Credits

Human Factors Engineering is applying what is known about human capabilities and limitations to design products, processes, organizations, and work environments for good performance and well-being.
The course provides knowledge and insights on how products and industrial systems can be designed considering people's natural strengths and limitations and result in usability, efficiency, sustainability and well-being. This also means in-depth knowledge of the interaction and collaboration between people and products, people at work and how they are affected by the surrounding technology and the organization.

Course Contents

The course provides knowledge and insights on how products and industrial systems can be designed taking into consideration people's natural strengths and limitations and result in usability, efficiency and sustainability. This also means in-depth knowledge of the interaction and collaboration between people and products, people at work and how they are affected by the surrounding technology and the organization.

The course includes the following elements:
- People's abilities and limitations regarding product and work design: physiology, load, physical aspects- including anthropometrics, cognition, work organization
- Socio-technical systems: theoretical basis, system models and applications, work organization and the impact of various work organization solutions
- Design of human interface system – technology, automation and digitalization - allocation of functions human – technology, cost-benefit analysis and professional role specificity
- Swedish and international occupational health and safety legislation: framework law, regulations and system supervision

Prerequisites

The applicant must have 40 credits in the main field of study, Technology, and at least 2 years of relevant work experience in the industry.

Level of Education: Master
Course code/Ladok code: TMTR22
The course is conducted at: School of Engineering Last modified 2022-02-11 14:39:46