Cognitive Ergonomics/Human Factors: Technology and Behaviour 

Course: PSYC 3950 / 4200 

Instructor: Farhad Dastur 

Example 1. One-sentence summary: 

Students do a website usability analysis for, and in collaboration with, a local company, community, or other organization. 

Usability Analysis  

Students reach out to a company, community, government, or other organization and perform a usability analysis of their website. They go through the website with participants and ask questions such as: Does it work? What is frustrating? What do they like? What could be improved? Students create a usability analysis report and share this with the class and the organization.  

Example 2. One-sentence summary: 

Students select a problem at their workplace, propose and work on a solution, then report to the class and the organization. 

Work-integrated Learning Project 

Based on an actual problem or challenge at their workplace, students choose a specific issue to explore. This may be a safety or efficiency issue, or related to work culture and worker engagement. Students then interview the manager, and gather other information and feedback. At this point, they then work on their proposal for finding a solution, develop tangible ideas that can be implemented, and present this to the class and the organization.