The Gap Between Human Factors Engineering Education and Industry Needs

EasyChair Preprint 5219

Abstract

Traditional Human Factors Engineering (HFE) education focuses on bridging the gap between human and system design. Given the rapid, and accelerating technological advancement, particularly in areas such as machine learning and data science, how should HFE education adapt to better equip students for working in industry? This project sought to identify and understand the gap between HFE education and industry needs by surveying human factors engineering students and practitioners concerning their impressions of the gap and how it can be addressed.

Keyphrases: Education, Human Factors Engineering, Industry Needs, practitioner survey, student survey, user experience

@booklet{EasyChair:5219,
  author    = {Bella Zhang and Mark Chignell},
  title     = {The Gap Between Human Factors Engineering Education and Industry Needs},
  howpublished = {EasyChair Preprint 5219},
  year      = {EasyChair, 2021}}