Welcome to the Georgia Tech Chapter of the Human Factors & Ergonomics Society!

Have you ever wondered why it's so hard to set the time in your car or why an iPod is so easy to use?  Have you wondered why using a particular brand of product is so much easier to use compared to another product with the same features and capabilities?

If you have, then you've asked questions related to the field of Human Factors.  Human Factors researchers and practitioners are interested in questions similar to these as they relate to both simple and complex systems.

The Georgia Tech Chapter of the Human Factors & Ergonomics Society is a multi-disciplinary club interested in learning about and understanding human capabilities and limitations and applying that knowledge to the design of technologies and systems. Learn more about us.

2008-2009 Projects:

Outreach Project

• Organize a competition for students to suggest bad designs on campus to win prizes

• Organize and/or participate in an event with the Boy Scouts to teach them about human factors

• For more information or to get involved please contact Kathi Olson

School of Psychology Website Analysis

• Analyze website using Google analytics and other tools

• Suggest and design updates based on findings

• For more information or to get involved please contact Jenay Beer

Teaching Kits

• Work to develop activities for kids to introduce them to human factors

• Use these kits to teach middle school and high school students about human factors

• For more information or to get involved please contact Nick Kelling

Recycling Project

• Develop a plan for understanding how best to implement recycling

• Create a sustainable recycling program to be used as a model around campus

• For more information or to get involved please contact Ralph Cullen

Networking

• Organize field trips and speakers

• Visit local companies to network and to see human factors in practice

• For more information or to get involved please contact Keith Bujak