Course Syllabus

Course Information：

Year-Semester	Course Number	Course Name	Phase	Credits	Hours	Required/Elective	Instructor	Class	Student NO.	Withdraw	Note
Fall Semester Year 2026	363494	Cognitive Human Factors	1	3.0	3	★	SHEAU-FARN LIANG	GIEM	39	0

Course Plan：

Instructor	SHEAU-FARN LIANG　Office Hours
Email	maxliang@ntut.edu.tw
Last Updated	2026-08-10 14:30:34
Course Objective	The purpose of the course is for students to learn about theories and research methods of cognitive human factors, and to learn how to apply these theories and methods for investigating and solving practical problems, and improving overall system performance.
Course Schedule (Week 1-16)	Week 01: Introduction Week 02: Module 1-Lecture: Cognitive ergonomics Week 03: Module 1-Lecture: Axiomatic design Week 04: No class Week 05: Module 2-Mental workload: Lecture Week 06: Module 2-Mental workload: Paper reading & discussion Week 07: Module 2-Mental workload: Practice & presentation Week 08: No class Week 09: Module 3-Situation awareness: Lecture Week 10: Module 3-Situation awareness: Paper reading & discussion Week 11: Module 3-Situation awareness: Practice & presentation Week 12: Module 4-Mental model/Card sorting: Lecture Week 13: Module 4-Mental model/Card sorting: Paper reading & discussion Week 14: Module 4-Mental model/Card sorting: Practice & presentation Week 15: Module 5-User experience/Usability testing: Lecture Week 16: Module 5-User experience/Usability testing: Paper reading & discussion
Flexible Learning (Week 17-18)	Category ● 學生分組實作及討論(Student group practice and discussion) Content Module 5-User experience/Usability testing: Practice & report Hours 6 Learning Outcomes Submitting a team report of no more than 10 pages in PowerPoint format through the class network. Assessment Percentage 10%
Evaluation and grading policy	Paper reading & discussion: 40% (10% each) Practice & presentation: 30% (10% each) Team report of flexible learning: 10% Participation: 20%
Materials	All right reserved. Do not reproduce without permission. Foreign-language textbooks:No Lecture notes, journal papers
The access to curricular consultation	maxliang@ntut.edu.tw
Expanding teaching and resources	● 無 (None)
The course corresponds to the SDGs	無（None）
Does the course incorporate AI	● 鼓勵學生使用生成式AI工具（Encourage students to use generative AI tools）
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