Reference no: EM132456330

Purpose

• This project is intended to orient you to the human factors issues and methods associated with your prospective career area. I'd like to see you explore where and how the field of human factors impacts an industry or professional field or product that's important to you.

Content

Background

1. A description of your topic and how you might eventually become involved with it (or the industry that it comes from) following graduation
2. The role that the product plays in society or for a particular customer base
3. Who uses the product, and how

Human Factors Methods

Question 1: Who is responsible for human factors in product design or support

Question 2: Where does human factors engineering occur - design, manufacture, test and evaluation, etc.

Question 3: What methods are used - research studies, user evaluations, analytical design methods, etc.

Discussion and Conclusions

1. Industry assessment of the importance of human factors
2. Your assessment of the human factors methods you've uncovered

• References