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Overview
The Human Factors Division has multiple goals:
(1) Our research mission is to create new knowledge in Human Factors.
(2)
As the leading member of the University of Illinois' academic human
factors program, our goal is to lead and support all aspects of human
factors education and research in association with our neighboring
disciplines: human computer interaction, engineering psychology, cognitive
aging, systems engineering, informatics, health care, human cognition and
performance, neuroergonomics, etc. In these efforts we coordinate closely
with the Departments of Psychology, Mechanical Science & Engineering (MSE),
Industrial & Enterprise Systems Engineering, Computer Science, and
particularly with the Beckman Institute of Science and Technology, where
many of our research facilities are located.
(3) In our capacity as a teaching faculty, we contribute to both
undergraduate and graduate teaching in the campus Human Factors Program. In
particular, we are involved as teaching faculty for the Institute of
Aviation's bachelor's degree program in Human Factors and involved with
graduate teaching and supervision in the broader Human Factors program. We
have an active M.S. degree program in Human Factors and we also serve as
advisors for PhD students in Departments such as Psychology, Computer
Science, and Industrial & Enterprise Systems Engineering.
What
is Human Factors?
Human Factors studies human capabilities
and limitations as they apply
to the design of systems and products.
History of
Human Factors at the University of Illinois.
Research in Human Factors at the U of I started with the study of Aviation Human Factors in the late 1940's. Aviation Human Factors or aviation psychology, is the science of human
behavior in the operation of aviation systems (Roscoe, 1980). The history
of aviation psychology coincides with the history of the Aviation Psychology
Laboratory (1946-1965), the Aviation Research Laboratory (1969-2002),
and the Human Factors Division (2002-)
at the
University of Illinois
. In recognition of the wide application of human factors in a variety of industries, The Human Factors program at the U of I now covers many disciplines outside of aviation.
Roscoe, S. N. (1980).
Aviation Psychology. The Iowa University Press.
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