Education

Human factors & ergonomics, as a discipline, is concerned with transforming our understanding about “humans” into “design” of systems for human use. However, educating future human factors professionals is challenging as required knowledge and skills continue to change. Human factors professionals are required to be knowledgeable about human interaction with emerging technologies in new environments, be skillful to apply state-of-the-art methods, and ultimately contribute to systems engineering as active designers with a passion for human-centered design. My ultimate purpose of education is to facilitate students’ learning to become successful engineers and researchers of tomorrow. 

Teaching

ISE 3341 Designing for People, Part I: Ergonomics and Work Design (Oakland University)

Survey ID 93032: "... It sparked my interest in a possible career in the human factors field."

Survey ID 98221: "The course was very interesting and I looked forward to going to class every day." 

Course Evaluations: 4.8/5.0 (2023 Fall), 4.7/5.0 (2022 Fall), 4.8/5.0 (2021 Fall), 4.7/5.0 (2020 Fall)

Design, analysis, and measurement of work. Consideration of anthropometric data in the design and analysis of work.

Student feedback

ISE 4441/5441 Designing for People, Part II: Human Factors Engineering (Oakland University)

Survey ID 95739: "... This course helped me develop a greater understanding of Human Factors and its importance in design. It was a well-organized and informative course"

Course Evaluations: 4.7/5.0 (2023 Winter), 4.9/5.0 (2022 Winter), 4.5/5.0 (2021 Winter)

Design and analysis of products and systems considering the human body's sensory and cognitive limitations in the work environment including the study of stresses on the visual, auditory, tactile and vestibular system; the selection, design and arrangement of controls and displays; and basic principles of human-computer interaction. 

Student feedback

ISE/SYS 5442 Virtual and Augmented Reality (Oakland University)

Survey ID 102888: "Very good, did an excellent job at getting to know his students and working with them as more of a mentor than as an authority figure"

Course Evaluations: 4.8/5.0 (2023 Fall), 4.9/5.0 (2022 Fall)

This course covers theories and applications of extended reality (XR); associated technologies such as virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR); as well as user experience (UX) techniques for the human-centered design of XR. It includes a hands-on team-based project to prototype and evaluate XR experiences.

Student feedback

ISE/SYS 5443 Automotive User Experience (Oakland University)

Survey ID 105618: "The course was a good mix of both theoretical and practical application of the knowledge"

Course Evaluations: 5.0/5.0 (2023 Winter)

This course introduces theories and practices to support the development of human-machine interfaces for automated vehicles that are safe, easy to use, useful, and desired by users. Topics include various levels of driving automation, the needs of different user groups, and multi-modal user interfaces. It includes a hands-on team-based project to prototype and evaluate user experiences in a driving simulator

Student feedback

Advising (Information for students who want to join the HCE lab.)


General Advice 

 

Get into research now! Whether you are deciding to go to grad school or are already there, getting involved in research early is the best plan of action. At worst, you will decide that you do not want to go to grad school. At best it will help build your resume, make you a better candidate for grad school, pay you, help you to get a job later on, and be very rewarding.


Course Credit: Independent Study/Directed Research 

 

If you would like to get involved with my research, do a virtual or augmented reality project in my class first and make an "A". If you have not taken any of my classes but are generally interested, I will give you a small project to work on in your spare time. This will give you an idea of what this research is all about. Please request directed research/independent study well before the semester starts.


Financial Support for Research 

 

A student who wants financial support must first complete one or more of the following:



*This page was inspired by Dr. Quarles's website.