Psychology 251
Winter 2002

Human Factors


Instructor:

Mike Braunstein

Room:

SSPB 2209

Time:

Tu Th 12:30-1:50

Course code:

68820

Text: Wickens, C. D., & Hollands, J. G. (2000). Engineering Psychology and Human Performance. 3rd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. In addition, one or two journal articles or technical reports will be assigned each week.

Requirements: In addition to participating in class discussions, each student will lead the class discussion for two articles during the quarter. Information about the final exam will be provided later.


January 8, 10

Introduction, basic methods (Ch. 1-2)

January 15, 17

Attention (Ch. 3)

January 22, 24

Perception and displays (Ch. 4)

January 29, 31

Navigation and visualization (Ch. 5)

February 5, 7

Language and communications (Ch. 6)

February 12, 14

Memory and training (Ch. 7)

February 19, 21

Decision making (Ch. 8)

February 26, 28

Manual contol (Ch. 10)

March 5, 7

Workload (Ch. 11)

March 12

Stress and human error (Ch. 12)

March 14

Final problems


Human Factors Links (from the University of Illinois Institute of Aviation).