Florida Institute of Technology

HUMAN-CENTERED DESIGN INSTITUTE

Courses

Florida Institute of Technology offers graduate courses related to the Human-Centered Design field. These courses (3 credits) are also posted as numbered courses of several departments and colleges. They are the core courses of the PhD program in Human-Centered Design of Life-Critical Systems.

HCD6830 & AHF 5403: Cognitive Engineering and HCD in Life-Critical Systems (CE)

  • Introductory course that focuses on human-centered automation and design, cognitive modeling, risk, safety, situation awareness, decision making, scenario-based design, integration and use cases.
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  • Taught during the Spring or Summer terms.

HCD 6820 & CSE 5800-E18: Advanced Interaction Media (AIM)

  • Interactive technology, ubiquitous computing, haptic devices, surface computing, computer-supported cooperative work (CSCW), distributed cognition, user experience, usability engineering, ethnographic design, information visualization, multimodal interaction, context-sensitive information systems.
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  • Taught during the Fall term.

HCD 6840, ORP 5090 & CSE 5800-17: Complexity Analysis in HCD (CAH)

  • Complexity theories, complex systems, systems of systems, adaptive systems, human-centered requirement engineering, socio-cognitive stability, resilience, accident investigation and analysis, traceability, design for simplicity, product and practice maturity.
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  • Taught during the Spring term.

HCD 6810 & MAE 6810: Life-Critical Systems (LCS)

  • A series of lectures will be given by experts of life-critical systems such as in space, aeronautics, ground transportation, medicine (operating rooms), nuclear engineering, and eco-systems. Syntheses will be provided by FIT personnel to elicit and highlight common ground and differences in various life-critical systems. Methods will be provided. Debates will be organized.
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  • Taught during the Spring term.

HCD 6850 & SWE 5900: Human-Centered Organization Design and Management (ODM)

  • Knowledge management, resilience engineering, certification, product integration, complexity research, organizational automation, computer-supported meeting environments.
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  • Taught during the Fall term.

HCD 6860, ORP 5091 & CSE 5800-E19: Modeling and Simulation (M&S)

  • Introduction to M&S. We will analyze successful products resulting form the use of M&S. CATIA and DELMIA will be taught and used. Simulation (discrete events, multi-agent, mathematical, visual) will be emphasized for the management of life cycled product. KSC-based NASA/FIT HCD Institute facilities will be used.
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  • Taught during the Fall term.

For more information, please send an email to dcaballe@fit.edu.