Integrating Human Performance and Systems Design
EXOS 4573 is offered this spring:
Course at a glance
- Offered fully online learning - synchronous format.
What you will learn
By the end of this course, you should be able to:
- Apply Human Performance centred design principles to build organizational capacity for improved safety and operational performance.
- Assess workplace safety issues through the lens of human performance and provide solutions for their organization and clients.
- Understand the importance of the human factor when designing, changing or improving workplace equipment, processes, and systems.
- Understand how errors, mistakes, and lapses occur and how Human Performance principles can be applied to reduce the chances and the severity of these human traits.
- Learn how to observe existing design to proactively identify and mitigate error prone situations and apply an approach that puts human needs and capability first.
- Enable safety professionals, engineers, and decision makers to design and continuously improve facilities, equipment and work processes considering the end user perspective.
- Provide a thorough understanding of the relationship between Facilities/Equipment, Systems/Processes and People to improve their interaction in the workplace.
- Apply the principles of the Human Factors Influencing Factors Spectrum to the ‘messy’ real world, real workplaces and real workers.
Offered:
Take note:
- Pre-and post-course activities may be required as part of this course. Pre-course instructions and materials will be available on eClass.
- The online components of this course are facilitated through eClass, the University of Alberta’s eLearning management tool.
Overall Schedule
Jun 11 — pre-class information opens
Students in this course section may have pre-class readings or assessments to complete.
Lecture/Class Schedule
Jun 20Jun 21
8:00 am – 5:00 pm MT
8:00 am – 5:00 pm MT
Jun 28 — post-class component closes
Students in this section may have post-class readings or assessments to complete.
Synchronous online learning, eClass
14 hours of instruction
In synchronous online courses, students move through the course material at the same pace as their peers. These courses also provide learners with pre-scheduled online lectures that have the instructor and students interacting at the same time. All components of this type of course are accessible through eClass, the University of Alberta’s eLearning management tool. format details
Your Instructor
Dave FennellID: dave-fennell
Dave Fennell has been practicing in the area of safety for over 30 years. After retiring from his roles as the Senior Safety Advisor for Imperial Oil and the Senior Technical Professional for Safety for ExxonMobil, he stepped into the roles of motivator, facilitator, presenter, and coach. Dave has developed approaches to safety management that have been featured in several videos. He has been labelled “The Risk Tolerance Guru” because of his research and the development of materials that answer the question “Why do we take risks?” His materials on risk tolerance have been translated into nine languages and are widely used around the world.
Class info
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This is a synchronous course. Students will require a computer with both audio input and output (such as a microphone-equipped headset). This class requires a pre- and post-work component to be completed before and after the in-class meeting. More information will be communicated in the class syllabus.
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14 course hours in total
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Cost assistance: may be eligible for the Canada-Alberta Job Grant, the Canada Training Benefit, and the Skilled Immigrant Micro-Loan.
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Please be advised that some of our courses fill quickly, early registration is encouraged to secure your spot. See our refunds, withdrawals & transfers policies for detailed information.
This course has no prerequisites
Students from all educational backgrounds welcome. You can register for this course without applying and enrolling in a program.
Take note:
- Pre-and post-course activities may be required as part of this course. Pre-course instructions and materials will be available on eClass.
- The online components of this course are facilitated through eClass, the University of Alberta’s eLearning management tool.
Currently counts towards:
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└ core course
Applicants intending to enrol in a program are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to lock in their course requirements since they are prone to change.
*If you are already enroled in this program, please refer to your specific program requirements as outlined at the time of your admission: Bear Tracks > Academic Advisement.
Looking for different course dates?
New course schedules are released each June and November.