ISyE 555: Human Performance and Accident Causation

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555 Human Performance and Accident Causation. Irr; 3 cr. A systems view of accident causation, with emphasis on the human performance limitations important in industrial and other accidents. Models of causation, data collection systems, economic evaluation, and safety programs. Small group projects. P: IE 349 or Psych 225 or equiv & an intro stats crse or cons inst for Grad students.

Course Prerequisite(s)

See catalog description above.

Prerequisite knowledge and/or skills

Introductory statistics Exposure to human factors models Understanding of human percption, cognition, decision making

Textbook(s) and/or other required material

Readings assigned by the instructor WEB sites assigned by the instructor

Course objectives

Understand how human error contributes to accidents.
Understand what leads to human error.
Ability to evaluate situations where accidents occurred.
Apply simple models to examining accidents to define causation.
Understand basic interventions and methods for accident control.

Topics covered

Definition of accidents.
Theories of accident causation.
Human factors aspects of accident causation.
Nature of various accidents such as consumer, home, occupational, traffic, air, train, disasters.
Accident investigative methodologies.
Fitting theory to real life practice.
Prevention of accidnts.

Class/laboratory schedule

Two 75 minute lectures per week.

Contribution of course to meeting the professional component

This course contributes primarily to the students' knowledge of engineering topics, but does not provide design experience.

The following statement indicates which of the following considerations are included in this course: economic, environmental, ethical, political, societal, health and safety, manufacturability, sustainability.

Ethical Societal Health and safety

Relationship of course to undergraduate degree program objectives and outcomes

This course primarily serves students in the department. The information below describes how the course contributes to the undergraduate program objectives.

Use appropriate techniques, skills and tools to identify, formulate, analyze and solve industrial engineering problems. Act with professional and ethical responsibility.

Assessment of student progress toward course objectives

Essay examinations at mid-term and end of course.
Term paper dealing with issues covered in class.

Person(s) who prepared this description

Michael J. Smith

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Date last modified: 28-Dec-2007
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