IEGR360 Ergonomics and Human Factors
"Ergonomics (or human factors) is the scientific discipline concerned with the
understanding of interactions among humans and other elements of a system, and
the profession that applies theory, principles, data and methods to design in
order to optimize human well-being and overall system performance.
Practitioners of ergonomics and ergonomists contribute to the design and
evaluation of tasks, jobs, products, environments and systems in order to make
them compatible with the needs, abilities and limitations of people. "
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