Fall 2026

Human Factors Engineering for Healthcare Systems

ISYE 557 introduces Human Factors Engineering theory and methods for analyzing and improving healthcare delivery systems.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Elise Arsenault Knudsen

Summary

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Historical reviews of Nicole Werner: The course relied on weekly readings without lectures, leading to a perception of no learning.

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Prerequisites

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

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

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

Professors

Fall 2026
Historical instructors & teaching patterns

A historical review of Nicole Werner’s course criticized the lack of lectures and weekly readings, with the student feeling they learned nothing and wasted money.

ELISE ARSENAULT KNUDSEN 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.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 002Online Only19 / 200

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Student experience

the class

A historical review of Nicole Werner's course describes it as lacking lectures and being a waste of money, though no current reviews exist for Elise Arsenault Knudsen.

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

Historical reviews of Nicole Werner: The course relied on weekly readings without lectures, leading to a perception of no learning.

Historical reviews of Nicole Werner: The student felt they learned nothing and considered the class a waste of money.

Topics

  • Human Factors Engineering theory and methods in healthcare.
  • Healthcare delivery system analysis and improvement.

Skills

  • Applying Human Factors Engineering theory and methods to analyze and improve healthcare delivery systems.

Grades

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

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ISYE 557 · Fall 2026

Human Factors Engineering for Healthcare Systems

Recorded 2026-09-07
Raw records 
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-09-07

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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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Model & dataset provenance 
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