Psychology 562 Advanced Human Factors 1 Week 1-1: Introduction

Psyc 562 – Advanced Human Factors 2 Week 1-1 Topics Introductions Course Goals Course Requirements & Syllabus

Psyc 562 – Advanced Human Factors 3 Introduction Who is your Instructor? Dr. Brian P. Dyre Associate Professor of Experimental Psychology/Neuroscience Research: Visual perception of motion, visual navigation, computational modeling of human vision, virtual displays Teaching: Sensation & Perception, Engineering Psychology, Research Methods, Physiological Psychology Educational Background B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Clarkson University (1986) M.A., Experimental Psychology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (1989) Ph.D., Experimental Psychology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (1993) Post-doctoral Research Appointments: Beckman Institute, UIUC, Air Force Research Laboratory

Psyc 562 – Advanced Human Factors 4 Course Goals Review seminal human factors publications relating to Research methodology Selected areas of Application Human Performance Modeling Gain knowledge in human factors methodologies (task analysis, application of standards, forensic analysis) Gain practical experience in writing grant proposals

Psyc 562 – Advanced Human Factors Course Requirements & Syllabus Required Readings Blackboard Website Mediasite Presentations Class Requirements and Grading 5