COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Course Name
Human Factors Engineering
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
IE 313
Fall/Spring
3
0
3
5
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Lecture / Presentation
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives To provide industrial systems engineering students with a basic Human Factors (HF) knowledge base, basic HF terminology, basic experimental and design methodologies, and selected analytical and engineering skills necessary to carry out improvements and new designs of tools, human machine systems, equipment, working and living environment which are both comfortable and safe and in which humans can operate with the most ease, producing the fewest errors at the highest efficiency and level of satisfaction.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Will be able to explain the breadth and depth of the Human Factors discipline
  • Will be able to apply Human Factors Engineering (HFE) data and principles to the design and evaluation of systems
  • Will be able to describe how the design of controls, displays, and related devices are affected by human factors
  • Will be able to identify and solve alternative solutions in existing workplaces to improve workplace physical conditions
  • Will be able to design an experiment for the conditions (noise, temperature, dust, etc.), collect data, analyze and interpret the results
Course Description HFE is the part of engineering most closely concerned with humans. HFE is also called Ergonomics. HFE deals with the capabilities and limitations of human beings as they relate to the design, improvement, and operation of equipment, tools, machinery, computers, automobiles, airplanes, working and living environment, organizational structures, communication systems, etc.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

 



Course Category

 Core Courses
Major Area Courses
X
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Human Factors and Systems, Human Factors Research Methodologies Reading Sanders and McCormick, Chapter 1, 2
2 Information Input and Processing Reading Sanders and McCormick, Chapter 3
3 Text, Graphics, Symbols, and Codes Reading Sanders and McCormick, Chapter 4
4 Visual Displays of Dynamic Information Reading Sanders and McCormick, Chapter 5
5 Auditory, Tactual, and Olfactory Displays Reading Sanders and McCormick, Chapter 6
6 Speech Communications Reading Sanders and McCormick, Chapter 7
7 Physical Work and Manual Materials Handling Reading Sanders and McCormick, Chapter 8
8 Motor Skills Reading Sanders and McCormick, Chapter 9
9 Human Control of Systems Reading Sanders and McCormick, Chapter 10
10 Controls and Data Entry Devices Reading Sanders and McCormick, Chapter 11
11 Hand Tools and Devices Reading Sanders and McCormick, Chapter 12
12 Applied Anthropometry, Work Space Design, and Seating Reading Sanders and McCormick, Chapter 13
13 Arrangement of Components within a Physical Space Reading Sanders and McCormick, Chapter 14
14 Interpersonal Aspects of Work Place Design Reading Sanders and McCormick, Chapter 15
15 Environmental Conditions: Illumination, Climate, Noise, Motion Reading Sanders and McCormick, Chapter 16, 17, 18, 19
16 Review of the Semester  
Course Notes/Textbooks Textbook: Sanders and McCormick, Human Factors in Engineering and Design, McGraw Hill, 1993.
Suggested Readings/Materials Kantowitz and Sorkin, HumanFactorsUnderstanding PeopleSystems Relationships, John Wiley, 1983. Wickens, Lee, Liu, and Gordon Becker, An Introduction to Human Factors Engineering, Prentice Hall, 2004. Scientific journal articles about the topics covered in the course.

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weighting
Participation
1
5
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
15
Presentation / Jury
Project
1
20
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
1
25
Final Exam
1
35
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
65
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
35
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
Study Hours Out of Class
16
2
32
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
20
Presentation / Jury
Project
1
20
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
1
12
Final Exams
1
18
    Total
150

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
 Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To have adequate knowledge in Mathematics, Science and Industrial Engineering; to be able to use theoretical and applied information in these areas to model and solve Industrial Engineering problems.
2

To be able to identify, formulate and solve complex Industrial Engineering problems by using state-of-the-art methods, techniques and equipment; to be able to select and apply proper analysis and modeling methods for this purpose.
3

To be able to analyze a complex system, process, device or product, and to design with realistic limitations to meet the requirements using modern design techniques.

X
4

To be able to choose and use the required modern techniques and tools for Industrial Engineering applications; to be able to use information technologies efficiently.
5

To be able to design and do simulation and/or experiment, collect and analyze data and interpret the results for investigating Industrial Engineering problems and Industrial Engineering related research areas.
6

To be able to work efficiently in Industrial Engineering disciplinary and multidisciplinary teams; to be able to work individually.

 X
7

To be able to communicate effectively in Turkish, both orally and in writing; to be able to author and comprehend written reports, to be able to prepare design and implementation reports, to present effectively; to be able to give and receive clear and comprehensible instructions

 X
8

To have knowledge about contemporary issues and the global and societal effects of Industrial Engineering practices on health, environment, and safety; to be aware of the legal consequences of Industrial Engineering solutions.

 X
9

To be aware of professional and ethical responsibility; to have knowledge of the standards used in Industrial Engineering practice.
10

To have knowledge about business life practices such as project management, risk management, and change management; to be aware of entrepreneurship and innovation; to have knowledge about sustainable development.
11

To be able to collect data in the area of Industrial Engineering; to be able to communicate with colleagues in a foreign language.
12

To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently.
13

To recognize the need for lifelong learning; to be able to access information, to be able to stay current with developments in science and technology; to be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to Industrial Engineering.

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest