NURS647

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NURS647 - Human Factors in Health Information Technology

NursingGraduateUA - UA General

Course ID

038329

Course Description

This course is designed to describe the role of human factors in the design, analysis and evaluation of health information technology. The interaction between the human and the machine will be described as background to which the health information technology fits and reshapes the completion of tasks and the extent to which performance can be supported across settings. Students will begin with a focus on elements of human factors that influence performance, learn approaches to design and analysis that account for human factors and evaluate dimensions of usability and user experience applied to Health Information Technology (HIT).

Min Units

3

Max Units

3

Repeatable for Credit

No

Grading Basis

GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E

Career

Graduate

Course Attributes

GIDP - COGS (Cognitive Science)

Course Requisites

May be convened with

Component

Lecture

Optional Component

No