Industrial Design - Human Factors and Ergonomics

Catalog description

A course introducing the field of human factors appropriate to industrial design. The course will cover a wide range of topics that fall underneath the umbrellas of cognitive ergonomics and physical ergonomics to develop effective and safe products and systems. This course aims to examine the cognitive and physical constraints of the human system and how design can address those issues through lectures, case studies, and projects. Prerequisite: INDD 308 with semester grades of "C" or higher or instructor permission. Corequisite: INDD 310.