Open AccessINTEGRATING DIVERSITY OF USERS’ HUMAN FACTORS INTO A CORNERSTONE ENGINEERING DESIGN COURSE
Author(s) -
Erica Attard,
Michael Greig,
Patrick Neumann,
Filippo A. Salustri
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
proceedings of the ... ceea conference
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2371-5243
DOI - 10.24908/pceea.vi0.14826
Subject(s) - cornerstone , deliverable , diversity (politics) , inclusion (mineral) , engineering design process , computer science , process (computing) , phase (matter) , engineering management , engineering , systems engineering , psychology , mechanical engineering , art , social psychology , chemistry , organic chemistry , sociology , anthropology , visual arts , operating system
The instructors of the undergraduate cornerstone design course in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Ryerson University aim to integrate diversity and inclusion into students’ design education. Our goal is to provide resources that students can use to understand human capabilities and limitations, so their designs are better suited to a wide range of users. The project was broken down in four phases: Phase 1 consisted of scoping deliverables and background research; Phase 2 included courseware development; Phase 3 employed the courseware into the Fall 2019 offering of our cornerstone design course; and Phase 4 reviewed and analysed student’s work to determine the efficacy of the courseware. To initiate this effort, we focused on three Human Factors: vision, hearing, and strength. We created a process whereby students could assess these Factors quantitatively for specific interactions and use the assessments to justify specific functional requirements and constraints of theirown designs.