HT 501

Credit: 4 hours.

The purpose of this course is to provide a broad overview of human characteristics related to health technology. Topics will include physical (e.g., anthropometry, biomechanics); sensory (e.g., vision, hearing), cognitive (e.g., learning capabilities, memory limitations); attitudinal (e.g., technology acceptance, behavior change), socioemotional (e.g., personality, motivation), and organizational (e.g., workplace policies, culture) characteristics. Students will learn to apply theories of human behavior related to health technology use such as behavior change, reasoned action, self- determination, person-environment fit to guide design and deployment of health technology.

4 graduate hours. No professional credit. Prerequisite: Priority is given to Health Technology graduate students. Other students please contact the instructor.