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IME 458 - Human Factors Engineering
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Industrial
Engineering—Human Factors
Engineering (3) (3,0) (IME 458)
Fall Semester, 2007
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2007- 2008 Catalog Data:
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458 – 3
Human Factors Engineering. Analysis of the limitations of
humans in man-machine systems to increase productivity and meet
physiological needs of system participants. Principles are applied through design
problems. Not for graduate
credit. Prerequisite(s): 451 and upper-division standing in
industrial engineering or consent of instructor.
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Textbook(s):
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Sanders, Mark S. and McCormick, Ernest J., Human Factors in
Engineering and Design, 6th Ed., McGraw-Hill Inc., 1987.
Pulat,
B. Mustafa, Fundamentals of Industrial Ergonomics, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs,
NJ, 1992.
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Coordinator:
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Frederick T. Luhrs, Adjunct
Faculty of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.
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Objectives:
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Introduce the student to considerations for human
factors/ergonomics in modern industrial settings including information
input, human output and control, workspace and arrangement, environment,
and selected human factors topics.
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Topics and
Schedule:
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1. Overview And History ‑ Human
factors and systems and human factors research methodologies (4 hours).
2. Information Input ‑ Information
input and processing, visual displays of static and dynamic information,
auditory, tactual, and olfactory displays (6 hours).
3. Human Output And Control ‑ Human
physical activities, human control of systems, controls, and hand
tools/devices (9 hours).
4. Work Space And Arrangement ‑
Applied anthropometrics and work space (12 hours).
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Environment ‑ Illumination, atmospheric conditions, noise, and
motion (6 hours).
6. Selected Topics ‑ Human factors
in system design, built environment, transportation and related
facilities, and human error and work related topics (8 hours).
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Professional Component:
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This course introduces industrial engineering students
to human factors engineering and ergonomic considerations for man-machine
interfaces. The course is an
engineering topics course with significant engineering design content.
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Program
Outcomes
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This course contributes to the following Industrial and
Manufacturing Students successfully completing this course will possess:
- an understanding of how humans input and process
static and dynamic displays of information.
- an understanding of how the environment
(illumination, noise, temperature, etc.) impacts the workplace.
- an understanding of applied anthropometrics
(human physiological capabilities/limitations) relating to work
space.
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Prepared
by:
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Frederick T. Luhrs, Adjunct
Faculty of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.
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Date:
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August 17, 2007
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Program Educational Objective•Outcome
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IME 458 – Human Factors Engineering
Course Specific
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©2007
Southern Illinois
University Edwardsville
Last Updated: June 12, 2008
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