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Virginia Tech

ISE-3614: Human Factors Engineering and Ergonomics

Description: Investigation of human factors, ergonomics, and work measurement engineering, with emphasis on a systems approach toward workplace and machine design. Discussion of basic human factors research, discipline-specific ethics, design/evaluation methods for industrial and artificial intelligence (AI) systems including human machine interactions, human information processing, visual and auditory processes, design of display and control, effects of environmental stressors on humans, visualization and sonification of large datasets, human factors role in the design of machine learning and AI applications.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: ISE-3624, ISE-4634, ISE-4644

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 21

Average GPA: 3.28 (rounds to B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 25.34%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.25%

Hanjun Park202371.5%28.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.671
Anirudh R More202260.0%40.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.601
Deborah E Dickerson201964.0%34.0%2.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.591
Myounghoon Jeon202335.0%51.1%12.6%0.9%0.2%0.1%3.189
Aanuoluwapo E Ojelade202176.7%23.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.691
Nathan K Lau202447.9%41.4%8.0%0.7%1.4%0.6%3.325
Manhua Wang202420.0%40.0%40.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.921
Rafael Patrick202426.8%57.9%11.9%2.0%0.7%0.6%3.082

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Spring 2019Fall 2019Spring 2020Fall 2020Spring 2021Fall 2021Spring 2022Summer I 2022Fall 2022Spring 2023Summer I 2023Fall 2023Spring 2024Summer I 2024Fall 2024Term050% W