2025-Fall Human Performance (IMEN553-01) The course syllabus

1.Course Information

Course No. IMEN553 Section 01 Credit 3.00
Category Major elective Course Type prerequisites
Postechian Core Competence
Hours MON, WED / 14:00 ~ 15:15 / Science BldgⅣ[302/304]Seminar Room Grading Scale G

2. Instructor Information

HAN SUNG HO Name HAN SUNG HO Department Dept. of Industrial & Management Eng.
Email address shan@postech.ac.kr Homepage http://eden.postech.ac.kr/
Office 054-279-2203 Office Phone 279-2203
Office Hours

3. Course Objectives

This course is to present psychological and psychophysical aspects of the human factors engineering. Theories and measurements methods of human performance will be covered along with their application areas. In addition, hypothetical human factors experiments will be conducted for validating the theories and for practicing the measurement methods taught in the class.

4. Prerequisites & require

5. Grading

Quizzes 15% Term Project and Presentation 20% Mid-term Exam 30% Final Exam 35%

6. Course Materials

Title Author Publisher Publication
Year/Edition		 ISBN
Engineering psychology and human performance. (4th Eds) Wickens, C. D., Hollands, J. G., Banbury, S.. and Parasuraman, R. Taylor and Francis 2016
Psychophysics: The fundamentals (3rd Eds) Gescheider, G. A. NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum 1997

7. Course References

8. Course Plan

1. Psychophysical measurement of thresholds
2. Psychophysical methods and theory
3. Theory of Signal Detection
4. Measurement of sensory attributes
5. Psychophysical scaling
6. Psychophysical law
7. Attention and perception
8. Spatial Displays
9. Navigation and interaction in real and virtual environment
10. Language and Communication
11. Decision making
12. Memory
13. Selection of action

9. Course Operation

10. How to Teach & Remark

11. Supports for Students with a Disability

- Taking Course: interpreting services (for hearing impairment), Mobility and preferential seating assistances (for developmental disability), Note taking(for all kinds of disabilities) and etc.

- Taking Exam: Extended exam period (for all kinds of disabilities, if needed), Magnified exam papers (for sight disability), and etc.

- Please contact Center for Students with Disabilities (279-2434) for additional assistance

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