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Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2025
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PSYC 463 001 (CRN: 26586)
MEDICAL HUMAN FACTORS
Long Title: MEDICAL HUMAN FACTORS
Department: Psychological Sciences
Instructor: Kortum, Philip
Meeting: 9:25AM - 10:40AM TR (13-JAN-2025 - 25-APR-2025)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 25
Section Enrolled: 0
Total Cross-list Max Enrollment: 40
Total Cross-list Enrolled: 0
Enrollment data as of: 14-NOV-2024 8:30PM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
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. Cross-list: PSYC 663. Recommended Prerequisite(s): PSYC 370. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for PSYC 463 if student has credit for PSYC 663.