Fragility of Tertiary Ergonomics/Human Factors Programmes

Stephen J. Legg; Alex W. Stedmon

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-96080-7_22

Fragility of Tertiary Ergonomics/Human Factors Programmes

Stephen J. Legg, Alex W. Stedmon

Massey University

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Abstract

For many years Massey University in New Zealand ran a postgraduate diploma and masters degree in Ergonomics/Human Factors (EHF) that were small, successful, comprehensive, internationally recognized, linked directly to professional certification and innovative. However in 2016 these qualifications were closed. This occurred soon after some other recent prominent university EHF course closures, worldwide. The demise of the Massey EHF programme was largely due to governmental restriction in tertiary academic budgets and poor understanding of the holistic nature of EHF amongst senior tertiary decision makers. This paper describes the history and composition of the Massey EHF programme. It outlines the reasons for its fragility and closure and indicates that it could easily be revived. The paper concludes with consideration of a way forward and the potential for evolution of EHF at Massey, by being more widely integrated into a broader range of academic undergraduate courses. A logical and co-operative way forward for a small country would be to integrate undergraduate teaching of EHF into wider teaching programmes across all of its universities, not just one, and to complement this with a single cross-university national masters degree.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018) - Volume IV
Subtitle of host publication	Organizational Design and Management ODAM, Professional Affairs, Forensic
Publisher	Springer-Verlag London Ltd
Pages	186-191
Number of pages	6
Volume	821
ISBN (Print)	9783319960791
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96080-7_22
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2019
Event	20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, IEA 2018 - Florence, Italy Duration: 26 Aug 2018 → 30 Aug 2018

Publication series

Name	Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Volume	821
ISSN (Print)	2194-5357

Conference

Conference	20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, IEA 2018
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Florence
Period	26/08/18 → 30/08/18

Keywords

Education
Future
Integration
Masters
Postgraduate
Undergraduate
University

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Control and Systems Engineering
General Computer Science

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Legg, S. J., & Stedmon, A. W. (2019). Fragility of Tertiary Ergonomics/Human Factors Programmes. In Proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018) - Volume IV: Organizational Design and Management ODAM, Professional Affairs, Forensic (Vol. 821, pp. 186-191). (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing; Vol. 821). Springer-Verlag London Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96080-7_22

Fragility of Tertiary Ergonomics/Human Factors Programmes. / Legg, Stephen J.; Stedmon, Alex W.
Proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018) - Volume IV: Organizational Design and Management ODAM, Professional Affairs, Forensic. Vol. 821 Springer-Verlag London Ltd, 2019. p. 186-191 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing; Vol. 821).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding › peer-review

Legg, SJ & Stedmon, AW 2019, Fragility of Tertiary Ergonomics/Human Factors Programmes. in Proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018) - Volume IV: Organizational Design and Management ODAM, Professional Affairs, Forensic. vol. 821, Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol. 821, Springer-Verlag London Ltd, pp. 186-191, 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, IEA 2018, Florence, Italy, 26/08/18. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96080-7_22

Legg SJ, Stedmon AW. Fragility of Tertiary Ergonomics/Human Factors Programmes. In Proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018) - Volume IV: Organizational Design and Management ODAM, Professional Affairs, Forensic. Vol. 821. Springer-Verlag London Ltd. 2019. p. 186-191. (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing). Epub 2018 Aug 5. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-96080-7_22

Legg, Stephen J. ; Stedmon, Alex W. / Fragility of Tertiary Ergonomics/Human Factors Programmes. Proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018) - Volume IV: Organizational Design and Management ODAM, Professional Affairs, Forensic. Vol. 821 Springer-Verlag London Ltd, 2019. pp. 186-191 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing).

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