Short course/CPD
Introduction to Human Factors
Course date: Please enquire
Course overview
To provide delegates with a foundational understanding of key areas of human psychology that underpin the principles, theories and models that are often applied to driving behaviour and to critically evaluate methodologies and their potential application to driver behaviour and education.
Location
Cranfield University is located at the very heart of the UK – within the innovation triangle between London and the cities of Oxford and Cambridge.
Our central location provides easy access from the M1, excellent main line rail service as well as proximity to key international airports. Set in rolling countryside, Cranfield offers a rich, rural landscape complemented by thriving towns and picturesque villages.
- Road: We are just 10 minutes from Junctions 13 & 14 of the M1 motorway. There is free parking on campus.
- Rail: Milton Keynes or Bedford
- Air: London Luton (22 miles), Heathrow (50 miles) or Birmingham (70 miles).
Course fee:
£1200
Speakers
Further information
For more information on this course or booking details please contact:
Academic Operations Unit
T: + 44 (0) 1234 754192
E: shortcourse@cranfield.ac.uk
How to register
To register on-line, click here
For further information and enquiries, please contact:
Lesley Roff
Academic Operations Unit
Cranfield University
Bedford MK43 0AL
T: + 44 (0) 1234 754192
+ 44 (0) 1234 754193
F: + 44 (0) 1234 751206
E: shortcourse@cranfield.ac.uk
Course description
Course objectives
On completion of this course, delegates will be able to:
- Identify basic biological and psychological functions and key concepts of human behaviour and discuss how these may relate to driver behaviour.
- Explain how core concepts of how humans learn and develop related to driver development and education.
- Apply principles of human factors concepts to the context of driver behaviour.
Course Content
- History of Human Factors
- Biological basis of behaviour
- Individual differences
- Social Psychology
- Application of human factors research to the driving context: definitions and subjective and objective measurement of driver behaviour
- Human factors and road traffic accident involvement.
Course Director
Dr Lisa DornT : +44 (0) 1234 758229E: l.dorn@cranfield.ac.uk
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