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ISE-5614: Human Physical Capabilities

Description: Focuses on the modeling, analysis, and evaluation of industrial workplaces with emphasis on the physical demands placed on and the capabilities of workers. Topics covered include: physiology, anthropometry, bioinstrumentation, and biomechanics. Students will learn and apply a range of contemporary analytical and assessment methods. Graduate standing required.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: ISE-5734

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: BMES-5214

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 6

Average GPA: 3.52 (rounds to A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 43.92%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

Sol I Lim202476.4%21.0%2.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.713
Divya Srinivasan202035.0%60.0%5.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.372
Michael L Madigan202253.3%26.7%20.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.231

Grade Distribution Over Time

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