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Description
Definition, origin, scope and goals of ergonomics as a field of study. Examples of applications of ergonomics in design. Types of data from human at physical, physiological, cognitive and affective levels. Data gathering and analysis techniques. Use of descriptive and inferential statistics in ergonomic data. Applications of mean, median, mode and percentile in anthropometry. Use of anthropometry in workstation design. Human physiological potentials and limitations in terms of load carrying capacity. Concept of comfort, fatigue and stress. Design for the cognitive user. Concept of mental workload. Cognitive perspective in control panel design and graphical user interface design.