Teaching
Courses taught by Dr. Cha at UW-Madison:
Introduction to Human Factors (ISYE/PSYCH 348/349)
Fall 2026
(348) This is required ISyE course conveys the importance of considering human capabilities and limits in system design and operation. This includes understanding human characteristics from the cognitive, physical, and psychosocial perspectives. Implications of these characteristics are explored through understanding the needs of people, designing to support these needs, and evaluating systems to ensure they serve the intended purpose. Case studies are used to identify the human role in accidents and to identify design improvements.
(349) Hands on experience applying concepts discussed in ISYE/PSYCH 349. Learn how to measure light, sound, anthropometric, and psychophysiological data, and then apply these measurements to product and workplace design challenges.
Occupational Ergonomics and Biomechanics (BME/ISYE 564)
Spring 2026
This is an elective undergraduate/graduate course designed to introduce engineers how to design manufacturing and industrial operations in which people play a significant role, so that human capabilities are maximized, physical stress is minimized, and workload is optimized.
Courses taught by Dr. Cha at Clemson University:
Human Factors Engineering (IE 4880)
Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2024
This is a required Industrial Engineering undergraduate course that introduces human performance and limitations in the design of effective and efficient systems. The course covers topics related to changes in technology, impact of design on society, ethical issues in design of systems, and the cost benefits from designing systems and environments that often challenge perceived notions of benefits.
Human Factors in Device Design and Analysis (IE 4500/6500)
Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024
This is an elective undergraduate/graduate course designed to teach students human factors applications in devices, particularly medical devices, by reviewing state-of-the-art human factors ergonomics techniques; identifying factors that impact users and safety; and apply course knowledge to fulfill federal and international human factors design and testing requirements.
Industrial Ergonomics and Automation (IE 4890/6890)
Fall 2023
This is an elective undergraduate/graduate course designed to provide an understanding of the physiological characteristics and responses of humans as they relate to the work environment with the introduction of automation. The scope of the course will include discussions of musculoskeletal, metabolic, and circulatory human physiology, neurophysiology, methods for performing physiological evaluations, and applying class material for assessing work demands/stresses.
Research Design and Analysis for Human Factors & Ergonomics (IE 8080)
Spring 2025
This is a required PhD-level course designed to enable students to learn procedures for conducting and analyzing human factors and ergonomics experiments, including fundamentals of research; benefits and limitations of design alternatives; fitting, testing, and assessing statistical models; and data presentation and interpretation. Primary focus will be on linear regression (simple and multiple) and analysis of variance (single and multiple factor).