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Human Factors in Design

Understand human factors and learn practical tools to apply human factors and systems thinking to design.
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Look at system design through the lens of Human Factors.

In today's world, an understanding of Human Factors and systems thinking is essential for anyone working in the design of systems, processes, environments, or equipment.

Course summary

The Human Factors in Design course will build your knowledge of human factors, and help you to apply basic human factors principles in the design process. You will gain an understanding of the scope of human factors, and some basic tools that you can start to apply straight away. The course is also a valuable foundation for further study in human factors, which makes it the perfect starting point before you enrol in one of our more specialised courses.

The course provides a solid foundation in human factors for those working in the design of safety-critical systems and operations, engineering and project management, product development, safety and quality management, safety investigations, and training.

The course can be visited as many times as you wish, over an 8 week period, and the learning platform will remember your place in the course. This means that you can complete the learning in small sections to fit with your busy schedule. 

Course Details

Introduction to Human Factors

Learn about the key topics and underpinnings of Human Factors, and how it can be utilised in the workplace.

Human performance

Apply your understanding of human characteristics, capabilities and limitations, to your work environment to better understand and optimise human performance outcomes.

Human-centred design

Apply basic human factors tools when designing systems, processes and environments, to design for safety, efficiency and comfort by meeting human needs and requirements.

Course overview

Modules:
1. What is Human Factors?
2.  Human performance basics
3.  Human Factors in systems design
Duration:
4 hours (approximately) self-paced. The course is structured in short modules of about 1-2 hours duration.  
Required resources:
Headphones or speaker for audio content.
For the best possible experience, complete the course on a computer or tablet device with an up-to-date operating system and browser.
*Please note that the course is not compatible with some older iPads that don't have the latest version of iOS and Safari, and older browsers such as Internet Explorer.
Language:
English, with English subtitles available (closed captions) 

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