Courses

The following courses are offered in the 2001-2002 academic year.

Undergraduate courses

PSYC 2270 - Engineering Psychology Credits: 3.00 Engineering psychology presented as an integral component in the design and evaluation of human-machine systems. Applied problems and general methodological questions are examined. Lecture: 3.00 Pre-requisites: PSYC 1101 PSYC 4010 - Human Abilities Credits: 3.00 Introduction to differential psychology providing an overview of differences in humans. Topics such as abilities, temperment, and group differences (e.g., gender) are addressed. Lecture: 3.00 Pre-requisites: PSYC 2020 PSYC 4031 - Applied Experimental Psy Credits: 4.00 Consideration of the applications fo methods and data of experimental psychology. Understanding of human capabilities and limitations is applied to design of technology and environments. Lecture: 3.00 Lab: 3.00 Pre-requisites: PSYC 3011 PSYC 4750 - User Interface Design Credits: 3.00 Human computer interface is considered in terms of user-system compatibility. Concepts in human factors and interface design are covered in relation to capaabilities of both humans and computers. Crosslisted with CS 4750. Lecture: 3.00 Pre-requisites: PSYC 1101 and CS 1321 PSYC 4770 - Environmental Design Credits: 3.00 Introduction of psychological concepts relevant to environmental design. Survey of selected methods for assessing human-made environments and development of design solutions to selected problems. Crosslisted with ARCH 4770. Lecture: 2.00 Lab: 3.00 Pre-requisites: PSYC 1101

Graduate courses

PSYC 6014 - Sensation & Perception Credits: 3.00 This course examines how sensations and perceptions of the outside world are processed by humans, including physiological, psychophysical, ecological, and computational perspectives. Lecture: 3.00 PSYC 6017 - Human Abilities Credits: 3.00 Theory, methods, and applications of research on human abilities, inculding intelligence, aptitude, achievement, learning, aptitude treatment interactions, information processing correlates, and measurement issues. Lecture: 3.00 PSYC 7101 - Engineering Psy I Credits: 3.00 Basic methods used to study human-machine systems including both system analysis and human performance evaluation techniques. These methods will be applied to specific systems. Lecture: 3.00 PSYC 7102 - Engineering Psy II Credits: 3.00 Design Basic principles of human factors for the design, evaluation, and use of displays, controls, and workspace layouts including new technologies and associated human factors problems. Lecture: 3.00 PSYC 7103 - Engineering Psy III Credits: 3.00 Human Performance Environmental stressors and their influences on human performance, physiological function, and emotional responses including work/restcycles, jetlag, noise, vibration, glare, weightlessness, etc. Lecture: 3.00 PSYC 7104 - Psychomotor & Cog Skill Credits: 3.00 Human capabilities and limitations for learning and performing psychomotor and cognitive skills are studied. Lecture: 3.00 PSYC 8040 - Seminar-Engineering Psych Credits: 3.00 Past topics include:  Problem Solving & Educational Technology, Forensic Psychology, and Training & Aging. Lecture: 3.00