Human Factors in Product Realization 7.5 credits
Course Contents
The course provides knowledge and insights about how products and industrial systems can be designed to make effective use of human natural strengths and limitations and result in usability, efficiency and sustainability. This also includes in-depth knowledge of the interaction and interplay between humans and products, humans at work and the influence of the surrounding technology, organization and environment.
The course includes the following elements:
- Socio-technical systems: theoretical foundations, system models and applications
- Activity centered design of products and work and the impact of cemplexity
- Human capabilities and limitations for product and work design
- Anthropometry and product design
- Allocation of functions to automation and human - machine system interfaces
- Workplace assessment and improvement
- Swedish and international occupational health and safety legislation
Prerequisites
General entry requirements and completed courses 60 credits in first cycle including Sustainable Product Realization, 7,5 credits, Integrated product and Production Development, 7,5 credits and Industrial Production Systems, 7,5 credits (or the equivalent).
Level of Education: First cycle
Coursecode/Ladok code: TPEN11
The course is conducted at: School of Engineering
| Label | Value |
|---|---|
| Type of course | Programme instance course |
| Study type | Normal teaching |
| Semester | Spring 2026 |
| Study period |
week 4 - week 12
|
| Rate of study | 100% |
| Language | English |
| Location | Jönköping |
| Time | Day-time |
| Tuition fees do NOT apply for EU/EEA citizens or exchange students | 21375 SEK |
| Syllabus (PDF) | |
| Application code | HJ-T5052 |