Calendar

The table below lists the lecture topics for each class session. Students delivered oral presentations three times during the semester. Presentations were given during scheduled lecture sessions.

LEC # TOPICS INSTRUCTORS      
1 Human Supervisory Control of Automated Systems Prof. R. J. Hansman
2 Human-Centered Systems Engineering Design Apporaches Prof. M. Cummings

Prof. R. J. Hansman
3 Task Analysis and Function Allocation Prof. M. Cummings
4 Guest Lecture
Historical and Social Implications		 Prof. D. Mindell
5 Memory and Attention Prof. M. Cummings
6 Activity
Group Presentations		 Student Presenters
7 Activity
Group Presentations (cont.)		 Student Presenters
8 Classical Decision Theory and Bayes' Theorem Prof. M. Cummings
9 Signal Detection Theory, and Information Theory Prof. R. J. Hansman
10 Judgment Under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases Prof. M. Cummings
11 Naturalistic Decision Making Prof. M. Cummings
12 Workload and Situation Awareness Prof. R. J. Hansman
13 Aircraft Displays and Flight Management Systems Prof. R. J. Hansman
14 Activity
Mid-Term Presentations		 Student Presenters
15 Guest Lecture
Human Error and Reliability		 Prof. N. Leveson
16 Research Methods and Experimental Design Prof. M. Cummings
17 Alerting Systems Prof. R. J. Hansman
18 Command and Control/Air Traffic Control Prof. R. J. Hansman
19 Guest Lecture
Model-based Programming of Cooperating Explorers		 Prof. B. Williams
20 The Coming Transition in Automobile Cockpits - Insights from Aerospace Prof. R. J. Hansman
21 Guest Lecture
Telemedicine/Telerobotics		 Prof. T. Sheridan
22 Guest Lecture
Medical Interface Design		 Prof. M. Wiklund
23 Nuclear and Process Control Plants Prof. M. Cummings
24 Social Implications Prof. M. Cummings
25 Activity
Term Project Presentations		 Student Presenters
26 Activity
Term Project Presentations (cont.)		 Student Presenters