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Human Factors Professional Skills

Introduction to Human Factors Engineering Professional Skills Sample Module

What Do We Mean by Professional Skills

Difference from Technical Skills

Why are Professional Skills Important?

Common Professional Problems and Challenges for HF Engineers

Gaining Influence

Making Trade-Offs

Managing Project Deadlines and Resources

Dealing with Ambiguity and Uncertainty

Solutions: Develop the Core Skills

Solutions: Figure Out How to Apply Your Expertise

Solutions: Learn Tactics to Plan and Manage Your Projects

Solutions: Be Aware of Ethical Considerations

Solutions: Keep Learning

Exercise: Case Study Review

Introduction to HFE Professional Skills End of Module Test

Ethical Practice

Definition of Personal Data

Gathering Informed Consent for Data Processing

Collecting and Storing the Minimum Amount of Information

Ensuring All Personal Data is Stored and Processed Securely

Providing HF Study Participants with Control Over Their Data

Operating within Limits of Knowledge and Skills

How to Recognise Your Limits

How to Deal with Limitations in Knowledge and Skills

Ethical Practice End of Module Test

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The Core Personal Skills

What Do We Mean by Personal Skills?

Empathy and User Advocacy

Understanding Empathy as a Skill

Significance of Empathy in HFE

Empathy Mapping

Limitations of Empathy in HFE

Exercises to Improve Empathy Skills

Tactics for User Advocacy

Limits of User Advocacy

Research Skills

Problem Solving

Problem Solving Frameworks

Effective Listening Skills

Core Personal Skills End of Module Test

Getting Your Expertise Used

Communicating Human Factors Benefits

Getting Your Expertise Used End of Module Test

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Leading HFE Projects and Activities

Dealing with Cost Overspend

Quality Assurance and Control

Understanding Change on Projects

Managing Change

Leading HFE Projects and Activities End of Module Test

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Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

Examples of Useful CPD Activities

Balancing Different Types of Activities

Professional Development Resources

Evaluating the Impact of CPD

Assignment: Make Your Own CPD Plan

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The Future of Human Factors Engineering

HFE and Mega Trends: Urbanisation

Infrastructure Design

Remote Working and Telepresence

HFE and Mega Trends: Changing Economic Centres

Exercise: How do these Mega Trends apply to your industry?

Pace Layers and Rates of Change

Stability of Human Characteristics and Behaviour

Human Factors Engineering and Pace Layers

What Does This Mean for the Future of HFE?

Increasing Demand for HFE Skills

Increasing Emphasis on Ethical and Responsible Practice

Focus on Continuous Learning and Adaptation

Importance of Fundamental HFE Principles

Embracing the Future

Future of Human Factors Engineering

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Question 1 of 10

1. Question

Please fill in the blank in the statement below.

Professional skills refers to the blend of BLANK 1 of 1, communication, managerial, and cognitive abilities that enable HFE professionals to effectively navigate the challenges that they face day-to-day.

Professional skills refers to the blend of Fill in the blank 1 of 1 , communication, managerial, and cognitive abilities that enable HFE professionals to effectively navigate the challenges that they face day-to-day.

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Question 2 of 10

2. Question

Which of the following are components of Professional Skills for HF Specialists?

Communicating complex HFE concepts to non-specialists
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Negotiating and making trade-offs between user needs and technical constraints
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Building influence and credibility within and outside one's organisation
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Managing projects and resources efficiently
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Being able to carry out an Hierarchical Task Analysis correctly
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Identifying new business opportunities
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Question 3 of 10

3. Question

Why are Professional Skills Important?

Technical expertise alone is not sufficient to ensure project success
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It will mean that we will get a higher salary
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To cover up any project difficulties
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Technical specialists that want to progress into management need these skills
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Question 4 of 10

4. Question

Why is being able to gain influence important for HFE Specialists?

Because we often do not have direct authority or ability to implement design changes ourselves
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It will mean that any problems will be smoothed over
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Influence helps us get access to end users
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Because senior management will expect technical specialists to be assertive
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Question 5 of 10

5. Question

Please sort these different types of trade-off into the correct pairs.

Sort elements

Cost
Functionality
Simplicity

Usability vs.

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Aesthetics vs.

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Complexity vs.

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Question 6 of 10

6. Question

Which of the following are particular challenges HF Specialists face when managing project deadlines and resources?

The HFE elements of a project often depend on outputs from other project areas
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HFE can involve multiple cycles of design, testing, and analysis
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It is often difficult to spend all of the HFE budget
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The tools for project management are always difficult to use
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Project deadlines are not required
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HFE is required to coordinate with other discipline areas
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Question 7 of 10

7. Question

Which of the following could be good strategies for dealing with ambiguity and uncertainty on a HFE project?

Using iterative design processes
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Breaking a large project into smaller parts
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Carrying out research to validate assumptions
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Working on all possible options at the same time
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Ask a manager or colleague what to do
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Copy an existing design
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Question 8 of 10

8. Question

Fill in the blank word in the statement below:

Core personal skills are not BLANK 1 of 1 traits but rather abilities that can be developed through practice and training.

Core personal skills are not Fill in the blank 1 of 1 traits but rather abilities that can be developed through practice and training.

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Question 9 of 10

9. Question

What is informed consent in terms of HFE activities?

Study participants must consent to taking part in studies and having their data processed
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Managers must agree the Test and Evaluation Plan before it is carried out
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The Ethics Board must approve the study before it is carried out
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Study participants must know everything about the study before taking part
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Question 10 of 10

10. Question

Why is Continuous Professional Development important in HFE?

HFE methods and knowledge continues to evolve
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To help with networking with other HFE Specialists
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It helps us develop criticisms of other engineering disciplines
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HFE methods require it
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