HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING FOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS

ISYE/PSYCH 349

Conveys the importance of considering human capabilities and limits in system design and operation. This includes understanding human characteristics from the cognitive, physical, and psychosocial perspectives. Implications of these characteristics are explored through understanding the needs of people, designing to support these needs, and evaluating systems to ensure they serve the intended purpose. Case studies are used to identify the human role in accidents and to identify design improvements. Application domains include consumer product design, human-computer interaction, workplace safety, and complex systems such as healthcare delivery.

ISYE/PSYCH 549

Analysis and design of man-machine systems using human performance models and data. Emphasis on systems involving communication and control. Projects using digital and analog computer simulation techniques for system design.

ISYE/PSYCH 859

ISYE 552

Evaluation, analysis, and design recommendations for improving human performance and productivity in applied settings. Collection of instrument-based and user survey data. Emphasis on ergonomics, human factors and sociotechnical systems engineering approaches and problems. Design project required.

ISYE 606

Various special topics in healthcare systems engineering, such as human factors in healthcare settings, operations research applied to healthcare, etc.