Last modified: 28 Jun 2018 10:27
This course provides an introduction into Human Factors Psychology.
Questions that will be answered include:
- How and why do people cause accidents and disasters?
- How do people recover from critical incidents and with that prevent disasters?
- As an employee, how can you influence safety performance in your everyday life in industry?
- What can you do as a Safety Leader to prevent accidents and promote safe behaviour?
The course is designed for Master Course students with a background in Engineering, Geology, Mathematics and other disciplines who are rather unfamiliar with social sciences.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | None. | Sustained Study | No |
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This On Campus Course covers the following subject areas:
- Human Factors – what is it about? An introduction and a case study.
- Situation Awareness – how we perceive and project risks.
- Risk Perception – how our brain tricks us.
- Personality traits – profiling and performance on the job.
- Stress – the underestimated force at work.
- Decision making – learning from experts.
- Human Error – the seven ways people can get it wrong.
- Communication – What we say when we talk and how this impacts on our relationships.
- Conformity, Obedience and Groupthink – the incredible forces of sociality.
- Leadership – what makes a good leader and how can I develop my leadership skills?
- Safety Culture – Bringing it all together to improve and maintain safety performance.
Encouraging the exchange of experience and knowledge amongst students, the On Campus Course incorporates interactive teaching methods. These include group exercises, case studies, role play scenarios, group discussions, peer reviews, and presentations.
The Distance Learning Course covers the following subject areas:
- Human Factors – what is it about? An introduction and a case study.
- Situation Awareness – how we perceive and project risks.
- Fatigue – the creeping killer.
- Teams and Teamwork – looking out for each other.
- Stress – the underestimated force at work.
- Decision making – learning from experts.
- Human Error – the seven ways people can get it wrong.
- Conformity, Obedience and Groupthink – the incredible forces of sociality.
- Leadership – what makes a good leader and how can I develop my leadership skills?
- Resilience and Safety – bringing it all together to improve and maintain safety performance.
The Distance Learning Course material mainly comprises of slides, which are to be interpreted on the basis of accompanying book chapters. For most course topics further reading is recommended. Corresponding video clips also visualise the content and at times are to be used to apply a theoretical concept to an example.
Some of the assignments require conducting and summarising interviews of peers, colleagues and/or family members.Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
10% Group Presentation
15% Oral Exam
75% Written Exam.
There are no assessments for this course.
The On Campus Course includes group presentations for which every student will receive a feedback form with particular focus on the individual presentation style and performance including an overall mark. During the term a number of smaller presentations will also be held as a result of group exercises and students will receive regular enhancing and supporting feedback on their performances.
There are a number of unmarked home works for which students also receive feedback. This is designed to particularly help them prepare for the exam writing (essay).
During the skill training on performing safety interventions (role play scenarios) students will also give and receive feedback from each other and from the lecturer.
For exercises on leadership model answers are provided on MyAberdeen to give students the chance to self-assess their own performance.
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