IDE413 : Ergonomics / College of Creative Arts

This course will focus on how human interact with products within the usage environment and build an understanding of interactions among humans and other elements of a system, and the profession that applies theory, principles, data and methods to design in order to optimize human well-being and overall system performance. The course will involve fieldwork assignments and assigned readings as a means to combine of theory with research practice to allow better understanding of design problems, design challenges and opportunities. At the end of the course, a class presentation session will be held in group of students, presenting their ergonomics in design case of choice.