Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2019-2020
PSYC 463 - MEDICAL HUMAN FACTORS
Long Title: MEDICAL HUMAN FACTORS
Department: Psychological Sciences
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: Advanced coverage of the human factors that are specific to medical systems. Topics include medical decision making and diagnosis errors, surgical human factors, medical robots, surgical simulators, and general medical equipment design. Macro-ergonomics of hospital systems, electronic medical records and computerized physician order entry systems are also covered. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: PSYC 663. Recommended Prerequisite(s): PSYC 370. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for PSYC 463 if student has credit for PSYC 663.