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Course Overview:
"Human factors" is an umbrella term for several areas of research and development that include human performance, technology, design, and human-computer interaction. It is a profession that focuses on people's capabilities and limitations, and on their interactions in the context of performing work, including interactions with other people, the environment, tasks, products, tools, procedures, and any processes likely to be encountered in the modern world. Human factors practitioners can come from a variety of backgrounds, though predominantly they are psychologists (cognitive, perceptual, and experimental) and engineers. Designers (industrial, interaction, and graphic), anthropologists, communication scholars, and computer scientists also contribute to this field. Lessons learned will be discussed within a variety of contexts, including space missions, aviation, nuclear power plant operations, and medicine. An overarching theme throughout the course is identifying and recasting common misconceptions about human factors while providing useful solutions to NASA human factors issues. A team of human factors experts led by Dr. Cynthia H. Null will teach this course. Topics will be discussed in the folllowing areas: - Human Factors Overview
- Human Characteristics/Capabilites
- Developing In-space Systems
- Engineering a New System
- Procedure Development
- Maintenance/Manufacturing
- Mishap Investigation HF Lessons Learned
- Control Center Design
- Ground Operations
- Design & Analysis of Human-Computer Interaction Process (HCIP)
The 3-day Human Factors course will include presentations, discussions, and activities designed to facilitate learning from Dr. Null's and select colleagues' experience and expertise, as well as from the experience of astronauts, pilots, and course participants.
Only U.S. citizens may attend this course.
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