The exposure of undergraduate students to human factors/ergonomics instruction
Publication Year:
1997
Citation
113. Martin, D. W., & Wogalter, M. S. (1997). The exposure of undergraduate students to human factors/ergonomics instruction. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 41, 470-473.
Abstract
The present study examined the availability of human factors/ergonomics courses to students in the U.S. Fifty schools were selected randomly from each of four categories of universities and colleges (Research I and IT, Doctoral I and II, Masters I and IT, and BaccalaureatelLiberal Arts I and IT). Only one human factors/ergonomics (HFE) course was found in the sample of liberal arts colleges and only 10% of the master's universities had such a course. Of the doctoral institutions 62% had no HFE courses and 44% of the research institutions had no HFE courses. The possible reasons for these results are discussed as well as some possible actions that might be taken within the context of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society's strategic plan to ameliorate this problem and expose students in higher education environments to the field, not only for the students' benefit but also for the discipline.
Publication Details
- Source
- Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Volume
- 41
Publication Type
Conference Papers / Proceedings
Research Topics
Ergonomics & Work Design