CEG8437 : Human Systems Engineering for Transport
- Offered for Year: 2024/25
- Module Leader(s): Dr David Golightly
- Owning School: Engineering
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 1 Credit Value: | 10 |
| ECTS Credits: | 5.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
Aims
The overall aim of the module is to provide a comprehensive overview of the rationale, benefits and principles of human factors, and equip students with knowledge and skills to consider the major themes of human factors including physical factors, cognitive factors and organisational factors.
This will enable students to critically evaluate transport designs and transport systems in terms of their suitability for end users, and to apply human factors knowledge to creatively apply human considerations when designing transport systems
The module will present multiple design implications, considerations and methodologies when designing for a wide variety of people and applications. The module will present and discuss different scenarios where human factors considerations play a crucial role such as in transport system safety, in modelling human characteristics with relevance to transport system design, and in delivering high levels of performance and system resilience.
Overall students will be provided with a contemporary knowledge base on current trends and proven methods that support designing for humans in transport engineering.
Outline Of Syllabus
* Human factors: origins, rationale and benefits
* Systems perspectives on human performance
* Physical, cognitive and organisational aspects of human factors
* Human-computer interaction relevant to engineering and engineered systems
* Design for accessibility and Equality Diversity and Inclusivity
* Obtaining, capturing, measuring and use of anthropometric data and digital modelling to inform design
* Cognitive methodology and modelling for workload, situation awareness and human-computer interaction / User Experience
* Human-automation integration in transportation
* Human role in transport safety, including human perspectives on accidents and incidents
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 20:00 | 20:00 | Coursework reading, study and preparation |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 10 | 2:00 | 20:00 | 10 lectures (8 x 2hrs in wk 1; 2 x 2hrs in wk 2) |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 7:00 | 7:00 | Coursework writing and submission |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Practical | 1 | 3:00 | 3:00 | Practical lab / groupwork session – formative assessment |
| Structured Guided Learning | Structured research and reading activities | 1 | 10:00 | 10:00 | Canvas reading lists for coursework support |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 20 | 2:00 | 40:00 | Revision of Lecture material, practical self-study and additional reading |
| Total | 100:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
• Lectures promote an appreciation of the various implications of ‘designing for humans’ and developing set of skills that can be applied to topical issues and case studies in transport design and ergonomics.
• Practicals, where students are given specific topic areas to explore relating to physical, cognitive and systems design, provide students with skills in human-systems analyses and demonstrate knowledge of ergonomic design, and allow them to demonstrate critical thinking in terms of safe systems.
• Coursework allows students to demonstrate application the of critical knowledge and information relevant to a pre-assigned case and apply it to develop specific solutions within the engineering design and ergonomics space for all possible user needs and abilities.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practical/lab report | 1 | M | 100 | A portfolio of practical submissions |
Formative Assessments
Formative Assessment is an assessment which develops your skills in being assessed, allows for you to receive feedback, and prepares you for being assessed. However, it does not count to your final mark.
| Description | Semester | When Set | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Report | 1 | M | Groupwork – end of week 1 – examples human factors design applied to transportation |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
*The practical lab portfolio (totalling 2000 words or equivalent) allows for design, analysis and reflection upon selected case studies, methodologies and results relevant to physical, cognitive and organizational human factors [M1, M2, M5, M6, M11, M12].
For the purposes of professional body accreditation, in order to obtain a passing mark overall for this module (50%) at the first attempt the minimum acceptable mark for each of the assessment items specified below shall be 35%, with the maximum possible module overall mark where this is not the case being restricted to 40%: (1) 50% Exam (2) 50% Assignments (Combined)
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- CEG8437's Timetable