IE 633LEC - Cognitive Engineering

The purpose of the course is to explore theoretical and methodological issues in the field of cognitive engineering - a field which relates knowledge in diverse fields such as psychology, artificial intelligence, sociology, and human factors engineering to the design of complex human-machine systems. Course topics include issues in computerization and work, knowledge representation, problem solving, mental models, situated action, applications of ecological psychology, cognitive artifacts, distributed cognition, decision making, and methods in cognitive engineering.

Credits: 3