DEA 6530

DEA 6530

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025.

Work environments have cultural, health, performance and economic implications for a society, community, organization, or individual. Workplace has transformed during the post pandemic era. The environmental, operational, social and cultural elements of the future workplace are in flux and the vision for the future workplace offers an opportunity for innovation and transformation. We will join industry leaders to collectively solve this paradigm. During the class, we will combine practical tools and scientific knowledge from  sychology, Organizational Behavior, User Experience Design, Systems Engineering, Human Factors, Cognitive Engineering, Human Centered Design and Architecture to create a  successful vision for the high performing workplace of the future.  

When Offered Fall.

Permission Note Enrollment limited to: graduate students.

Outcomes
  • Learn about the latest science and practice in workplace design, operation, and management.
  • Gain competency to assess and analyze forms of work and identify appropriate solutions to maximize the targeted outcomes (health, satisfaction, creativity, communication, safety, performance, and efficiency) through design, operation, and management (Design Project).
  • Direct one's own learning to seek the critical knowledge needed to solve problems using qualitative methods (Stakeholder Poster Project).
  • Practice creativity and synthesize the acquired knowledge of workplace design to generate innovative approaches to critical issues facing workers and employers (Innovation Project).
  • Develop written, spoken, and visual communication skills to communicate complex topics.

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: DEA 3530

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 20196 DEA 6530   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person