%SECTION            Academic Unit
%Institution        University of Haifa
%Unit               Department of Psychology
%Center             Institute of Information Processing & Decision Making
Ergonomics and Human Factors Unit
%Shortname          Univ. of Haifa, Psychology
%Country            Israel, Haifa
%Address            Ergonomics & Human Factors Unit, Rm 221,
Univ. of Haifa, Mt. Carmel, Haifa 31905, ISRAEL
%Phone              +972-4-249050/1/2/3/4
%Fax                +972-4-240546
%Email              rxhfun@haifauvm.ac.il
%Contact            Department of Psychology, Univ. of Haifa, Israel
%Updated            1994-03-01
%Degrees            B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
%HCI_MS_Theses      0
%HCI_PhD_Theses     0
%HCI_MS_Current     10
%HCI_PhD_Current    3
%Description The Department of Psychology offers a variety of
courses in sensation and perception, attention and performance,
memory and information organization, human factors,
decision-making, and HCI. Students specializing in human factors
are integrated into ongoing projects in the Institute of
Information Processing and Decision Making (IIPDM) and Ergonomics
and Human Factors Unit (EHFU).
%Facilities The IIPDM and EHFU have at their disposal a wide
variety of computers and research tools for conducting research
that spans the gamut of Cognitive Psychology and Human Factors.
 * Silicon Graphics workstations
 * Many PCs
 * Macintosh IIci

%SECTION            HCI Program
%Contact            Norman D. Schwalm
%Title              Head, Ergonomics & Human Factors Unit
%Address            Ergonomics & Human Factors Unit, Rm 221,
University of Haifa, Mt. Carmel,
Haifa 31905, ISRAEL
%Phone              +972-4-249050
%FAX                +972-4-240546
%Email              rsps203@haifauvm.ac.il
%Program HCI is taught as part of Human Factors/Ergonomics
and Cognitive Psychology courses
%Other_Contacts 

%SECTION            HCI Faculty
%Name               Norman D. Schwalm
%Title              Senior Lecturer
%Degree             Ph.D., 1980, North Carolina State University,
Psychology (Ergonomics) / Industrial Engineering
%Phone              +972-4-249050
%FAX                +972-4-240546
%Email              rsps203@haifauvm.ac.il
%Interests +
 * User interface design
 * Human Factors in hypermedia/multimedia
 * Software systems documentation
 * Virtual systems
%Publications +
 * Schwalm, N. D. & Samet, M.G. (1989) " Hypermedia: Are we in for
   "Feature Shock"?" Human Factors Society Bulletin, 32(6).

%SECTION            HCI Courses
%Title              Introductory Human Factors
%Number             202.3111.A1
%Instructor         Norman Schwalm
%Frequency          Annual
%Times_Taught       1
%Enrollment         30
%Format             Lecture
%Tools              
%Text +
 * Sanders & McCormick, 1992
%Description Theoretical and applied principles in man-machine
interface design. Human factors methodology in deign and
evaluation; input, process and output in interfaces; workplace
design; environmental effects on performance; software design.

%SECTION            HCI Courses
%Title              Human Factors in Workplace Design
%Number             202.4046.A1
%Instructor         Norman Schwalm
%Frequency          Annual
%Times_Taught       1
%Enrollment         5
%Format             Seminar
%Tools              
%Text +
 - Readings
%Description The course is presented in two parts: 1) Human
Factors principles in relation to workplace design: defining user
populations, user stereotypes, task analysis and user-centred
system evaluation are taught. 2) Field study

%SECTION            HCI Courses
%Title              Human Factors in the Design of Computer Systems & Software
%Number             202.4999.B1
%Instructor         Norman Schwalm
%Frequency          Annual
%Times_Taught       1
%Enrollment         5
%Format             Seminar
%Tools              
%Text +
 - Readings
%Description Basics of computerized systems design, with emphasis
on software design guidelines.  Analysis of user needs and
incorporation of design methods for novice and expert users. 
Discussion of various design environments (e.g., "Windows") and
multimedia systems.  Techniques of user-interface document
preparation.