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Subject Code: UCD & UX 1
Course Title: Ergonomics: Physical and Cognitive
August to December 2025
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Class schedule
- Fridays, 10am - 12:15pm (unless rescheduled)
Lecture 1Lecture 1
Link to Slides
Ergonomics - Lecture 1 - 22 August.pdf
Introduction (What is Good Design?)
Examples of designed objects
Signifiers
Affordances
Why ergonomics matters
Reading
... - Introduction (What is Good Design?)
22 August 2025 · 10:00am
Lecture 2Lecture 2
Link to Slides
Ergonomics - Lecture 2 - 29 August.pdf
Physical Ergonomics
Why study ergonomics?
Anthropometry
Body measurements and percentile data
Using anthropometry for design dec... - Physical Ergonomics
29 August 2025 · 10:00am
No lecture on 5 September 2025 (Gyan travelling)
Lecture 3Lecture 3
Link to Slides
Ergonomics - Lecture 3 - 12 September.pdf
Cognitive Ergonomics
Cognition
Visual Cognition
Gestalt
Exercise - Gestalt in Interfaces
Resources
What are the Gest... - Cognitive Ergonomics
12 September 2025 · 10:00am
Lecture 4Lecture 4
Link to Slides
Ergonomics - Lecture 4 - 19 September.pdf
Attention
Attention
Memory - Working memory and long-term memory
Exercise - Attention Economy
Resources
What are t... - Attention
19 September 2025 · 10:00am
Lecture 5Lecture 5
Link to Slides
Ergonomics - Lecture 5 - 26 September.pdf
Mental Models
Class discussion: How to read a paper
Mental Models
Reducing mental effort and improving comprehension in interfa... - Mental Models
26 September 2025 · 10:00am
Lecture 6Lecture 6
Intera
Link to Slides
Ergonomics - Lecture 6 - 27 September
Interaction Design Laws
Exercise - Laws of UX
Fitt's Law
Hick's Law
Tesler's Law
Jakob's Law
Von Restorff Effect
... - Interaction Design Laws
27 September 2025 · 1:15pm
Lecture 7Lecture 7
Link to Slides
Ergonomics - Lecture 7 - 30 September.pdf
Feedback Mechanisms
What is feedback
Why do ergonomic systems need feedback?
Qualities of effective feedback
Feedforward
Re... - Feedback Mechanisms
30 September 2025 · 2:15pm
Lecture 8Lecture 8
Link to Slides
Ergonomics - Lecture 8 - 3 October.pdf
Error Prevention
Exercise - Forcing Functions
What happens when something goes wrong?
How can we reduce chances of error?
R... - Error Prevention
3 October 2025 · 10:00am
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- Accessibility (Guest Lecture)
10 October 2025 · 10:00am
Lecture 10Lecture 10
Link to Slides
No slides for Lecture 10
Types of Errors
Slips
Mistakes
Exercise - Forcing Functions
- Error Recovery
17 October 2025 · 10:00am
No lecture on 24 October 2025 (Diwali break)
Lecture 11Lecture 11
Link to Slides
Errors (Continued)
Designing error states for human readability
Forcing functions
Exercise - Forcing Functions
Resources
TBD
Lecture 12Lecture 12
Link to Slides
Title
Resources
4 December 2025
Lecture 13Lecture 13
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5 December 2025