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Human Factors Engineering

Designing Systems, Products, and Services to Make them Easier, Safer, and More Effective for Human Use

Anywhere there is a person using a system, human factors engineering concepts inevitably apply. This hands-on, multidisciplinary training program—now in its 61st year—provides essential user interface design experience for anyone looking to improve their organization through proven evaluation techniques.

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Key Information

Course Dates

Human Factors Engineering (Week 1)
Jul 26-31, 2021
Remote Delivery via Zoom
$3275

Human Factors Engineering (Week 1 & 2)
Jul 26-31, 2021 & Aug 02-06, 2021
Remote Delivery via Zoom
$5450

Human Factors Engineering (Week 2)
Aug 02-06, 2021
Remote Delivery via Zoom
$3275

Registration closes 1 week before course start date.

GO BLUE Discounts

Format

Remote Delivery via Zoom

Continuing Education Units (CEU)

4 or 8

Week 1

The first week of the course focuses on human factors concepts, offering a broad survey of human factors topics important to designers and researchers.

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Week 2

Human-computer interaction (HCI) and intelligent system design are the focus for week two, providing an overview of HCI issues through workshops that lay the foundation for effective human-computer systems.

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Engineering Anthropometry

Dr. Bruce Bradtmiller | Owner and President, Anthrotech

Occupational Biomechanics

Dr. Richard Hughes | Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan

Decision Making and Cognitive Task Analysis

Dr. Deborah Boehm-Davis | Professor of Psychology, George Mason University

Cognitive Walkthrough

Dr. Clayton Lewis | Professor of Computer Science, University of Colorado

Design of Electronic Displays

Dr. Paul Green | Human Factors Engineering Program Leader, University of Michigan

Learning Objectives

Understand the major topics in design, evaluation, and research, along with current recommendations for common design problems.
Learn how to measure human anthropometry, estimate task completion times, and use methods in human-computer interaction.
Select special topics of interest from 14 seminars and workshops, including cognitive task analysis, occupational ergonomic methods, usability testing, and cognitive walkthroughs.
Observe current research and human factors applications during tours of the U-M Center for Ergonomics, National Center for Patient Safety, and more.

Who Should Attend

Engineers, psychologists, medical professionals, managers, and others interested in human factors, ergonomics, human-computer interaction, or usability. Attendees often work in industry, government, or the military.

Human factors specialist
Human factors engineer
Human factors psychologist
Engineering psychologist
Usability engineer
User experience engineer
Usability analyst
Ergonomist
Ergonomics engineer
Safety engineer
Forensic expert
Training needs analyst
Systems/integration engineer
Occupational therapist

Supplemental Material

in partnership with NIST

VIDEO PLAYLISTS:

Human Factors & Automotive Standards:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnnZ0I4R4ibN4YZcqdZ4dTd5eiwp8_je_

Core & Newer SAE Vehicle Standards:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnnZ0I4R4ibOPxaNnDyWHJP1Zta8q-wXA

Human Factors / Ergonomics Standards:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnnZ0I4R4ibOOHyL1pxjlyWjM2LJsBfJ7

Selected ISO Human-Computer Interaction Standards:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnnZ0I4R4ibNKAgc7gTPW4DHA-PuPS-eS

Lead Faculty

Paul Green

Research Professor, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute
Research Professor, Industrial & Operations Engineering

Dr. Paul Green teaches automotive human factors and human-computer interaction classes at the University of Michigan. A leader of U-M's Human Factors Engineering Short Course for twenty-seven years, he is also the past president of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.

Dr. Green leads a research team that focuses on driver distraction, driver workload, and workload managers, navigation system design, and motor-vehicle controls and displays.

Deborah Boehm-Davis, PhD: Professor of Psychology, Emeritus, George Mason University; Bio

Bruce Bradtmiller, PhD: Owner and President, Anthrotech

Neil Charness, PhD: Professor of Psychology, Florida State University; Bio

Paul Green, PhD: Research Professor, U-M Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI); Research Professor, Industrial & Operations Engineering; Bio

Richard Hughes, PhD: Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering; Bio

Richard Jagacinski, PhD: Professor of Psychology, Ohio State University; Bio

Debra Jones, PhD: Head, Human Systems Engineering Branch, Georgia Tech Research Institute

Clayton Lewis, PhD: Professor of Computer Science, University of Colorado; Bio

Michael Nebeling, PhD: Assistant Professor of Information, School of Information; Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan; Bio

Nadine Sarter, PhD: Professor, Industrial & Operations Engineering; Bio

Jacob Seagull, PhD: Assistant Professor of Medical Education at the University of Michigan Medical School, Michigan Medicine; Bio

Sheryl Ulin, PhD: Research Program Officer, Center for Ergonomics; Director of Continuing Education, Center for Occupational Health and Safety Engineering; Bio

Douglas Wiegmann, PhD: Associate Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin; Bio

Exclusive Facility Tours

In addition to an immersive classroom experience, you will have the opportunity to tour several internationally-renowned research facilities right here in Ann Arbor.

CENTER FOR ERGONOMICS

The U-M Center for Ergonomics has a distinguished record of research in the areas of Cognitive Ergonomics, Biomechanics, and Work Physiology and Safety, along with extensive resources including state-of-the-art laboratories, test equipment, and computer systems.

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE (UMTRI)

Since its inception in 1965, UMTRI has earned a significant reputation for its motor-vehicle safety research related to injury biomechanics. The institute has since embraced a variety of disciplines and is now at the forefront of connected-vehicle research and testing, sustainable mobility systems, transportation data fusion and analysis, and more.

NATIONAL CENTER FOR PATIENT SAFETY

With multidisciplinary teams in Washington D.C., Vermont, and Ann Arbor, the National Center for Patient Safety develops and nurtures a culture of safety throughout the Veterans Health Administration by providing expertise on an array of patient safety and related healthcare issues.