Human Systems Integration (HSI) is a multidisciplinary
field of study composed
of several basic
areas:
- Human Factors Engineering
- System Safety
- Health Hazards
- Personnel
Survivability
- Manpower
- Personnel
- Training
- Habitability
Human Systems Integration (HSI) emphasizes human considerations
as the top priority in
systems design/acquisition
to reduce life cycle costs
and optimize system performance. |
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The Naval
Postgraduate School
(NPS) is currently the
only school in the
nation that grants a
degree in Human Systems
Integration (HSI). The
HSI program at NPS
advocates a
human-centered approach
in the design,
acquisition, testing,
and operation of
human-machine
interfaces. The NPS
Master’s degree program
in HSI was started in
2003 and is a rigorous
two-year curriculum with
coursework addressing
the various domain of
HSI. The degree
culminates in a thesis
that focuses on at least
three of the HSI
domains. Faculty members
advise student thesis
efforts and actively
engage in HSI-related
research, focusing on
individual and team
performance in tactical
military settings. The
Human Systems
Integration Laboratory (HSIL)
was established to
augment classroom
instruction and to
support student and
faculty research. The
lab provides a broad
spectrum of capabilities
giving students hands-on
opportunities to explore
relationships between
humans and technology in
complex systems. It
includes a team
performance lab that
allows for
quantification of
co-located and
distributed team
behaviors. In 2004, the
HSIL was expanded to
include the
Applied Warfighter
Ergonomics (AWE) Center,
a state-of-the art
usability testing
facility for recording
and analyzing individual
performance data in
laboratory and field
applications. Additional
capabilities include
visual gaze through head
and eye tracking and 2-D
motion capture and
analysis capability.
The NPS student
population of
approximately 1500
resident graduate
students represents all
branches of the US
military forces and many
international military
coalition partners.
While the vast majority
of students attending
NPS are military
officers, civilians
employed by the DoD are
also eligible to attend.
In addition to the
resident courses, a
rapidly expanding
distance learning (DL)
program and VTE program
exist.
Please
download a brochure on
HSI here.
Click here to read a
student's perspective
on the HSI program.
Eight quarters (2
years) of academic
challenges in a
stimulating academic
environment and direct
application to current
problems of interest to
the Department of
Defense and Federal
Government. Students go
on a six week
“Experience Tour”, where
they work
shoulder-to-shoulder
with current HSI
practitioners on
“real-world” problems.
The culmination of the
program is the master’s
thesis, where students
focus their skills on a
selected problem of
interest. This program
leads to a Masters of
Applied Science Degree
from the Naval
Postgraduate School.
- UAV Operations
- Command & Control
- Sleep and fatigue
in military
operations
- High-speed Vessel
(HSV)
- C4ISR Data Fusion
- Littoral Ship
Combatant Program
In both government
and the private sector,
HSI practitioners are
assigned to jobs where
their expertise can make
a positive impact on the
design, testing, and
operation of complex
technologies and weapons
systems.
Graduates of this
program will be able to:
- Describe and apply
human performance
theories and
principles in the
analysis and design
of human systems
- Conduct research
in laboratory and
field settings;
present findings
both orally and in
writing
- Apply human
modeling
capabilities to
facilitate the
analysis and design
of human systems
- Synthesize and
evaluate the domains
of HSI in a systems
acquisition context
- Evaluate the
political,
organizational,
social, and economic
issues associated
with integrating
human-machine
systems into
organizations
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opportunities await your
2-year study
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by students of the HSI
program
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