HUMAN FACTORS/ERGONOMICS EDUCATION: A TIME FOR REFORMATION?

摘要

Hearing the term "reformation" can lead one to free associate to a number of words and phrases: a movement characterized by rejection of doctrine, or by change in practice; dissatisfaction with the "old"; establishment of a new order; revolution; risk and courage. Is it time for a reformation movement in human factors/ergonomics (HF/E) education? Stated more explicitly, is it time to establish separate degree-granting programs in HF/E at the graduate level? This panel has been organized to discuss, and debate, this question.