Human Capabilities and Limitations
This course will introduce you to the topic of human capabilities and limitations.
This course is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors (CIEHF).
At the end of this course, you should have an understanding of the following:
- The major capabilities and limitations of humans, in the following areas:
- Physical capabilities and limitations;
- Environmental influences on human performance;
- Individual differences;
- Human information processing factors such as perception and decision making; and,
- Group and organisational factors.
- An appreciation of how this information can be applied during Human Factors Engineering (HFE).
This course is suitable for engineers and designers that need to know more about the fundamental capabilities and behaviours of people, so that these can be supported better through design.
You should have at least a passing familiarity with the basic concepts of HFE (for example, as reflected in the course Principles of Human Factors Engineering).
This course does not have any marked assignments.
Each module has an ‘open book’ test which requires an 80% pass mark in order to proceed to the next stage of the course.
At the end of the course, a certificate of completion (endorsed by Liv Systems) will be awarded.
Specific HFE analysis and design methods are covered in the courses Human Factors Theory and Practice and Human Factors in the Design and Development of Systems.
Once you are enrolled on the course, this is what you will get:
- One years access to the on-line course material, videos, and interactive exercises
- A downloadable booklet of the course text, images, and case studies.
- On-line personal note taking
- A messaging system to ask questions of your instructor and to schedule one-to-one time with them
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Chris Lowe
Chris has worked in Human Factors Engineering for 30 years in the transport, medical, defence, nuclear, and aviation industries. He is a Fellow and chartered member of the UK Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors.
Enjoyed this module and was able to relate previous knowledge in Human Physiology and Psychology to the various sub-modules.