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6938 (v.3) Cognitive Ergonomics 503



 

Area:School of Psychology
Contact Hours:5.0
Credits:25.0
Lecture:1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Other:1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Practical:1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):13142 (v.2) Introduction to Ergonomics 555 or any previous version
A basic foundation in the understanding of the mental charactersitics of humans and the design artefacts and environments to match these characteristics. The perception, attention, mental workload, decision making, learning, memory and manual control processes underpinning human mental capacities and limitations are explored. The consequences of appropriate and inappropriate interactions with artefacts are examined in application areas such as display design, control-display compatibility, human computer interaction, shiftwork, safety and human error.

 
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