Innovative Human Factors Engineering Teaching Methods in the Major of Rehabilitation Engineering

Human factors engineering (HFE) in the major of rehabilitation engineering (RE) is a distinctive course offered by the School of Health Science and Engineering at the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (USST). This course builds on the traditional HFE curriculum by integrating usability engineering, HFE in medical devices, usability design standards, and HFE design standards for interactive systems. Innovative designs and explorations are applied to aspects such as course content, teaching methods, and assessment methods. Through practical implementation, significant improvements in teaching quality and students’ comprehensive skills have been achieved. Furthermore, this approach contributes to the establishment of a mature talent cultivation mechanism with distinctive features in the field of RE.