College of Chemistry Course Guide

IEOR 170 - Industrial Design and Human Factors (3 Units)

(Taken from the UC Berkeley Course Guide)

Course Overview

Summary

This course surveys topics related to the design of products and interfaces ranging from alarm clocks, cell phones, and dashboards to logos, presentations, and web sites. Design of such systems requires familiarity with human factors and ergonomics, including the physics and perception of color, sound, and touch, as well as familiarity with case studies and contemporary practices in interface design and usability testing. Students will solve a series of design problems individually and in teams.

Prerequisites

Upper division standing

Spring only

Workload

Time Commitment

3 hours of lecture per week.




UC Berkeley Course Guide