Human Factors Research Methodology and Field Experimentation

Objective

This course is an introduction to scientific research methodology focusing primarily on various methods of data collection and analysis in field research.

Prerequisites

Graduate Student status or advanced undergraduate.

Contents

Ethics in research, Field experimentation, Laboratory versus field research, Quasi-experimental design, Validity and reliability of measurement. Critique of scientific articles. Various methods for studying human performance and collecting data including: use of behavioral taxonomies, task analysis, system analysis, verbal protocols, questionnaires, surveys, scaling, and psychophysics.

Literature

Cook, T.D. , and Campbell, D.T. (1979). Quasi-Experimentation: Design & Analysis Issues for Field Settings. Houghton Mifflin Company, U.S.A.

Wilson, J.R. ,and Corlett, E.N. (Eds.) (1995). Evaluation of Human Work - A practical ergonomics methodology. Taylor & Francis, Great Britain.

Research articles.

Teacher

Håkan Alm, IKP/LiU, hakal@ikp.liu.se

Schedule

Fall 2001.

This Autumn on Wednesdays, from 09.00-12.00. The course will start week 37 and include 15 course opportunities.

Examination

Home works, Two written tests

Credit

5 points