The class “Applied Experimental Methods: Human Factors ” is an MSc course given at the 3mE Faculty at TU Delft. It aims to allow students to perform a ‘mini-graduation project’ in six weeks, in small groups (2-3 students). They will independently design, perform, analyze and present a human factors experiment, guided by four supervisors.

Learning goals
After following this course, students should be able to:

• Independently design, execute and analyse a human factors experiment, and:
• Formulate a clear hypothesis in the field of human factors that can be tested experimentally, in a realistic amount of time with a realistic amount of means
• Set up a methodologically sound experiment to test this hypothesis
• Select, adapt or build an experimental setup
• Gather reliable experimental data on test subjects
• Choose appropriate metrics
• Apply correct statistical techniques
• Choose the most relevant results, and construct the most clear figures to show them
• Critically reflect on your own experimental findings
• Communicate clearly through presentations and writing