This module provides a detailed overview of Human Factors Engineering, to show how knowledge of the capability of humans can be used for the design of systems and machines and the optimisation of the working and living environment. Engineering students gain a competitive edge as they will be provided with a background knowledge of Human Factors, which is essential to all engineering disciplines, but is not often taught. Contact time in the module might include the following sessions (or similar), with each session including a mix of different delivery modes as decided by individual lecturers in consultation with the module lead:
1) Introduction to Human Factors
2) Human Factors Methods
3) Experimental design (and lab tours)
4) Decision Making and Error
5) Accident Analysis
6) Road Safety and Automation
7) Situation Awareness
8) Anthropometrics
9) Vibration and Motion Sickness
10) Visual environments
11) Thermal environments
12) Acoustic environments