Arizona State University
Human Factors & Usability Engineering: Designing for Humans Specialization
Arizona State University

Human Factors & Usability Engineering: Designing for Humans Specialization

Design systems that are better suited for users. Learn how to design better products and services

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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject

(28 reviews)

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

Flexible schedule
1 month at 10 hours a week
Earn a career credential
Share your expertise with employers

Overview

  • Courses 1-2:

    Human factors relevance & key applications; methods for studying & reducing human error; human-centered design for improved usability.

  • Course 3:

    Consider products, technologies & systems. Compare/contrast perceptual displays & understand trade-offs in designing effective interfaces.

  • Course 4:

    Consider human limitations. Distinguish among types of attention & memory; identify strategies & heuristics used for decision making.

  • Course 5:

    Consider human performance and types of controls. Understand & identify key factors that influence how humans produce & sense motion.

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Taught in English
22 practice exercises

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Specialization - 5 course series

What you'll learn

  • You will learn about human factors and will identify key human factors applications as well as compare and contrast methods for reducing human error.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Human Factors
Category: Mitigation
Category: Systems Thinking
Category: Systems Design
Category: Usability
Category: Accident Prevention
Category: Human Centered Design
Category: Human Machine Interfaces

What you'll learn

  • Learn how to distinguish methods for studying human error and analyze methodologies for evaluating the usability of products, technologies & systems.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Usability
Category: Research Methodologies
Category: Usability Testing
Category: Human Centered Design
Category: Research Design
Category: User Research
Category: Data Collection
Category: Human Factors
Category: Experimentation
Category: User Experience Design

What you'll learn

  • You will be able to compare and contrast different types of perceptual displays and understand the trade-offs in designing effective interfaces.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Human Computer Interaction
Category: User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design
Category: Human Machine Interfaces
Category: Graphic and Visual Design
Category: Experience Design
Category: Usability
Category: Human Factors
Category: Computer Displays
Category: Design
Category: User Interface (UI)

What you'll learn

  • Learn to distinguish between types of attention & memory, and identify strategies and heuristics used for decision making & problem solving.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Decision Making
Category: Human Learning
Category: Psychology
Category: Human Centered Design
Category: User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design
Category: Creativity
Category: Problem Solving
Category: Human Development
Category: Usability
Category: Critical Thinking
Category: Learning Strategies

What you'll learn

  • You will be introduced to types of controls, be able to understand and identify key factors that influence how humans produce & sense motion.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Human Factors
Category: Kinesiology
Category: Product Design
Category: Mechanics
Category: Human Centered Design
Category: Anatomy
Category: Human Factors Engineering
Category: Rehabilitation
Category: User Feedback
Category: Physical Therapy

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Instructor

Robert Gray
Arizona State University
5 Courses2,587 learners

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