Spring 2027

Human Factors Engineering for Healthcare Systems

Introduction to applying Human Factors Engineering theory and methods to analyze and improve healthcare delivery systems.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Douglas Wiegmann3.7/5

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Past student reviews · Nicole Werner

The workload involved weekly readings without accompanying lectures, a format one student found insufficient for learning.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Explain Human Factors Engineering theories and methods as they pertain to the evaluation and design of healthcare sociotechnical systems

  • Select and critically evaluate the utility of key Human Factors Engineering concepts and tools for assessing and modeling healthcare delivery challenges in sociotechnical systems

  • Identify the impact of changes to the healthcare sociotechnical system at the individual and organizational level

  • Apply a Human Factors Engineering-based sociotechnical system approach to evaluate and design interaction between users and information technologies

  • Demonstrate the use of Human Factors Engineering techniques in solving healthcare delivery problems within the organizational, social, and physical contexts in information system design

  • Demonstrate ability to independently evaluate Human Factors Engineering research in healthcare

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Prerequisites

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PSYCH/​I SY E 349, or graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students

    • PSYCH/ISYE 349
    • graduate/professional standing
    • member of Engineering Guest Students
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ISYE 557

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  • Any of
    • PSYCH/ISYE 349
    • graduate/professional standing
    • member of Engineering Guest Students

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Raw average: 4.00/5 from 1 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2026: 3.97 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=48 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

DOUGLAS WIEGMANN is recorded teaching in Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

NICOLE WERNER is recorded teaching in Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Nicole Werner

A former student described the course as lacking lectures, consisting solely of weekly readings, and felt they learned nothing during the semester.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2021: 3.96 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=50 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.94 GPA, 96.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.94 GPA, 98.2% A/AB (n=57 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Nicole Werner

The workload involved weekly readings without accompanying lectures, a format one student found insufficient for learning.

Past student reviews · Nicole Werner

One student expressed strong dissatisfaction, stating the class was a waste of money due to the lack of instructional content.

Topics

  • Human Factors Engineering theories and methods for healthcare sociotechnical systems.
  • Impact of changes to healthcare sociotechnical systems at individual and organizational levels.
  • Designing interaction between users and information technologies using HFE approaches.

Skills

  • Explain HFE theories and methods for evaluating and designing healthcare sociotechnical systems.
  • Apply HFE-based approaches to evaluate and design user-interaction with information technologies.
  • Use HFE techniques to solve healthcare delivery problems in organizational, social, and physical contexts.
  • Independently evaluate HFE research in healthcare.

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ISYE 557 · Spring 2027

Human Factors Engineering for Healthcare Systems

Recorded 2026-10-29
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-29

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