Prototypical MSIE Curriculum for Students Concentrating in Cognitive Ergonomics

PROTOTYPICAL MSIE CURRICULUM FOR STUDENTS CONCENTRATING IN COGNITIVE ERGONOMICS

(Revised June 15, 2001)

Overview:

This page is intended to help potential graduate students and new students pursuing a MSIE degree formulate a Plan of Graduate Work (POGW) with a focus on cognitive ergonomics. (This page is not intended to setup a “division” of physical and cognitive ergonomics studies within the Department of Industrial Engineering. Only so many courses can be counted towards a Masters degree and, therefore, one must be somewhat selective in formulating a POGW.) All students should discuss and finalize their POGW with their faculty advisor. Students should also refer to the Department of Industrial Engineering’s web pages on graduate programs and general requirements for the Masters of Science Degree.

This page is structured in a manner similar to the help page for a POGW with concentration on physical ergonomics. Courses are recommended for each semester, beginning with the Fall term (a new academic year), based on the current long-term course schedule developed by the Industrial Engineering (IE) Department.

Fall I:

IE 601 IE Seminar

(Note: This is a graduate student seminar required and lead by the Department.)

IE /PSY 740 Human Factors in Systems Design

(Note: This course is required for Human Factors & Ergonomics Society (HFES) accreditation of your degree and it will count towards your major.)

PSY 744 Human Information Processing

(Note: This course will count towards your required minor and HFES accreditation.)

(Note: You may also enroll for this course using the code IE 744 in order to receive credit towards your major.)

Choose one course from the Breadth Course List below.

(Note: You must choose on course from two different breadth groups to satisfy Department requirements.)

Spring I:

PSY 743 Ergonomic Performance Assessment

(Note: This course will count towards your required minor and HFES accreditation.)

(Note: You may also enroll for this course using the code IE 743 in order to receive credit towards your major.)

IE 745 Human Performance

(Note: This course will count towards your major and HFES accreditation.)

(Note: You may also enroll for this course using the code PSY 745 in order to receive credit towards your required minor.)

Choose one of the following statistics courses (in order to prepare for possible experimental work as part of our thesis):

ST 508 - Statistics For the Behavioral Sciences II

(Note: This course will count towards your minor, breadth requirement and HFES accreditation.)

ST 512 - Experimental Statistics For Biological Sciences II

(Note: This course will count towards your minor, breadth requirement and HFES accreditation.)

ST 516 - Experimental Statistics For Engineers II

(Note: This course will count towards your minor, breadth requirement and HFES accreditation.)

Summer I:

Research

IE 639 Advanced Directed Study in Industrial Engineering

(Note: This course can be taken to study a special topic in the area of cognitive ergonomics not covered in depth through other formal coursework. It is optional in this prototypical program.)

(Note: This course can count towards your major.)

Fall II:

IE 544 Occupational Biomechanics

(Note: This course will count towards HFES accreditation and your major.)

IE 696 Thesis

(Note: Typically a thesis will require 6 credit hours to complete. You may enroll for three of these hours in this term and Spring II, or simply enroll for 6 thesis credit hours in Spring II.)

IE 794A Engineering Psychology of Human-Computer Interaction

(Note: This course will count towards your major)

(Note: You may also enroll for this course using the code PSY 710U in order to receive credit towards your required minor.)

Spring II:

IE 696 Thesis

(Note: Typically a thesis will require 6 credit hours to complete. You may enroll for three of these hours in Fall II and this term, or simply enroll for 6 thesis credit hours in this term.)

Choose one course from the Breadth Course List below.

(Note: You must choose on course from two different breadth groups to satisfy Department requirements.)

Choose one other elective class as desired. Courses related to this program include:

CSC 554 Human-Computer Interaction