Human Systems Integration - Curriculum 359 (DL), Curriculum 362 (RES)
Program Officer and Academic Associate
Claire M. Modica, Ph.D., LCDR, MSC, USN
Glasgow Hall, Room 231
(831) 656-7675
HumanSys@nps.edu
Brief Overview
Human Systems Integration (HSI) is an interdisciplinary program that emphasizes human considerations as a priority in systems design and acquisition, to reduce life cycle costs, and improve total system performance. HSI has been divided into several distinct domains that include human factors engineering, manpower, personnel, training, human survivability, health hazards, system safety, and habitability. HSI is based on the understanding that people (operators, maintainers, and support personnel) are critical elements of the system and that a human-centered design perspective promotes system effectiveness, safety, and cost savings. This degree will provide students with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to be effective leaders in the assessment, design, testing, and management of a total human machine system throughout its life cycle.
Requirements for Entry
A baccalaureate degree with above-average grades is required. Students without these quantitative prerequisites will be accepted in cases where their undergraduate records indicate that they are exceptional students and there are other indicators of potential. An academic profile code (APC) of 335 is required for the resident program, and 345 for the distance learning program.
Convenes
Fall
Degree
Master of Human Systems Integration
The degree of Master of Human Systems Integration (HSI) requires:
- Completion of a minimum of 40 quarter-hours of graduate-level courses with:
- At least 20 quarter-hours of 4000-level courses, and
- Human Systems Integration core courses and a series of supporting courses, including coursework in HSI domains, Systems Engineering, Defense Acquisition, Cost Estimation, and Probability and Statistics, all of which are set in a matrix approved by the Chairman, Department of Operations Research.
- Students are required to demonstrate mastery of Human Systems Integration practice through satisfactory completion of a two-quarter capstone project approved by the Chairman, Department of Operations Research. The quarter-hours earned in the Capstone project are applied towards satisfying the minimum graduate level quarter-hours for the degree.
Master of Science in Human Systems Integration
The degree of Master of Science in Human Systems Integration requires:
- Completion of a minimum of 40 quarter-hours of graduate-level courses with:
- At least 20 quarter-hours of 4000 level courses.
- An elective sequence approved by the Chairman, Department of Operations Research.
- Submission of an acceptable thesis on a subject previously approved by the Chairman, Department of Operations Research.
Subspecialty (RES)
4600P
Typical Course of Study- Curriculum 359 (DL)
(Distance Learning)
Quarter 1
| OA3411 | Introduction to Human Systems Integration | | 3 | 0 |
| MN3301 | Acquisition of Defense Systems | | 4 | 0 |
Quarter 2
| OA3412 | Human Systems Integration in the DoD Acquisition Lifecycle | | 3 | 0 |
| SE3100 | Fundamentals of Systems Engineering | | 3 | 2 |
Quarter 3
| OA3413 | Human Systems Integration Tools, Tradeoffs, and Processes | | 3 | 1 |
| OA3401/OS3401 | Human Factors in System Design | | 3 | 1 |
Quarter 4
| OA4414 | Human Systems Integration Case Studies and Applications | | 4 | 0 |
| OS3111 | Probability and Statistics for HSI and MOVES | | 4 | 0 |
Quarter 5
| OA4401 | Individual Performance & Personnel Considerations | | 3 | 1 |
| OS3112 | Statistics and Design of Experiments | | 4 | 2 |
Quarter 6
| OA4406 | Survivability, Habitability, Environmental Safety and Occupational Health | | 4 | 0 |
| OA4408 | Macroergonomics and Organizational Behavior in Human Systems Integration | | 3 | 1 |
Quarter 7
OS3701 can be substituted for
OA4702 upon approval of the HSI Academic Associate.
Quarter 8
| OA4603 | Test and Evaluation | | 4 | 0 |
| OA4415 | HSI Case Studies and Applications (Capstone II) | | 4 | 0 |
Typical Course of Study- Curriculum 362 (RES)
(Navy, Marine Corps)
Summer Refresher
| MA1113 | Single Variable Calculus I | | 4 | 0 |
| MA1114 | Single Variable Calculus II with Matrix Algebra | | 4 | 0 |
| GB3012 | Communication for Managers | | 3 | 0 |
| NW3230 | Strategy & War | | 4 | 2 |
Quarter 1
| OA3411 | Introduction to Human Systems Integration | | 3 | 0 |
| OS3111 | Probability and Statistics for HSI and MOVES | | 4 | 0 |
| OA3401/OS3401 | Human Factors in System Design | | 3 | 1 |
| SE3100 | Fundamentals of Systems Engineering | | 3 | 2 |
Quarter 2
| OA3402 | Research Methods for Performance Assessment | | 3 | 1 |
| OS3113 | Data Analysis for HSI and MOVES | | 4 | 1 |
| MN3331 | Principles of Acquisition and Program Management | | 5 | 1 |
| SI3400 | Fundamentals of Engineering Project Management | | 3 | 2 |
Quarter 3
| OA3412 | Human Systems Integration in the DoD Acquisition Lifecycle | | 3 | 0 |
| OS3112 | Statistics and Design of Experiments | | 4 | 2 |
| SE3302 | System Suitability | | 3 | 2 |
Quarter 4
| OA4406 | Survivability, Habitability, Environmental Safety and Occupational Health | | 4 | 0 |
| OA4603 | Test and Evaluation | | 4 | 0 |
| SE3303 | System Assessment | | 3 | 2 |
| NW3230 | Strategy & War | | 4 | 2 |
NW3230: if the Summer refresher is not taken
Quarter 5
| OA3413 | Human Systems Integration Tools, Tradeoffs, and Processes | | 3 | 1 |
| MN4115 | Foundations of Education and Learning in DoD Organizations | | 3 | 0 |
| OA4401 | Individual Performance & Personnel Considerations | | 3 | 1 |
| NW3285 | Theater Security Decision Making | | 4 | 0 |
Quarter 6
| OS4701 | Manpower and Personnel Models | | 4 | 0 |
| OA4702 | Cost Estimation | | 4 | 0 |
| OA4408 | Macroergonomics and Organizational Behavior in Human Systems Integration | | 3 | 1 |
| MV4002 | Simulation and Training | | 4 | 1 |
OS3701 can be substituted for
OA4702 upon approval of the HSI Academic Associate.
Quarter 7
| MN3111 | Analysis of Human Resource Management | | 4 | 0 |
| OA0810 | Thesis Research for Operations Analysis Students | | 0 | 8 |
| NW3275 | Joint Maritime Operations - part 1 | | 4 | 0 |
| OA0810 | Thesis Research for Operations Analysis Students | | 0 | 8 |
Quarter 8
| OA0810 | Thesis Research for Operations Analysis Students | | 0 | 8 |
| OA0810 | Thesis Research for Operations Analysis Students | | 0 | 8 |
| OA4414 | Human Systems Integration Case Studies and Applications | | 4 | 0 |
| NW3276 | Joint Maritime Operations - part 2 | | 2 | 2 |
Typical Course of Study
(Army, International, Civilians, Air Force)
Summer Refresher
| MA1113 | Single Variable Calculus I | | 4 | 0 |
| MA1114 | Single Variable Calculus II with Matrix Algebra | | 4 | 0 |
| GB3012 | Communication for Managers | | 3 | 0 |
Quarter 1
| OA3411 | Introduction to Human Systems Integration | | 3 | 0 |
| OS3111 | Probability and Statistics for HSI and MOVES | | 4 | 0 |
| OA3401/OS3401 | Human Factors in System Design | | 3 | 1 |
| SE3100 | Fundamentals of Systems Engineering | | 3 | 2 |
Quarter 2
| OA3402 | Research Methods for Performance Assessment | | 3 | 1 |
| OS3113 | Data Analysis for HSI and MOVES | | 4 | 1 |
| MN3331 | Principles of Acquisition and Program Management | | 5 | 1 |
| SI3400 | Fundamentals of Engineering Project Management | | 3 | 2 |
Quarter 3
| OA3412 | Human Systems Integration in the DoD Acquisition Lifecycle | | 3 | 0 |
| OS3112 | Statistics and Design of Experiments | | 4 | 2 |
| SE3302 | System Suitability | | 3 | 2 |
Quarter 4
| OA4406 | Survivability, Habitability, Environmental Safety and Occupational Health | | 4 | 0 |
| OA4603 | Test and Evaluation | | 4 | 0 |
| SE3303 | System Assessment | | 3 | 2 |
Quarter 5
| OA3413 | Human Systems Integration Tools, Tradeoffs, and Processes | | 3 | 1 |
| MN4115 | Foundations of Education and Learning in DoD Organizations | | 3 | 0 |
| OA4401 | Individual Performance & Personnel Considerations | | 3 | 1 |
Quarter 6
| OS4701 | Manpower and Personnel Models | | 4 | 0 |
| OA4702 | Cost Estimation | | 4 | 0 |
| OA4408 | Macroergonomics and Organizational Behavior in Human Systems Integration | | 3 | 1 |
| MV4002 | Simulation and Training | | 4 | 1 |
Quarter 7
| MN3111 | Analysis of Human Resource Management | | 4 | 0 |
| OA0810 | Thesis Research for Operations Analysis Students | | 0 | 8 |
| OA0810 | Thesis Research for Operations Analysis Students | | 0 | 8 |
Quarter 8
| OA0810 | Thesis Research for Operations Analysis Students | | 0 | 8 |
| OA0810 | Thesis Research for Operations Analysis Students | | 0 | 8 |
| OA4414 | Human Systems Integration Case Studies and Applications | | 4 | 0 |
Provisional Learning Outcomes
Human Systems Integration - Curriculum 359 (DL)
The goal of the distance learning program is to educate eligible personnel within the federal government and defense contractor organizations in the discipline of Human Systems Integration (HSI). Graduates of this program will possess the skills necessary to function as practitioners of HSI.
- SYSTEMS APPROACH: Graduates will be able to positively influence the activities the Program Management (PM), Systems Engineering (SE), and Test & Evaluation (T&E) communities as they function within the Department of Defense (DoD) Acquisition Lifecycle.
- HSI DOMAIN KNOWLEDGE: Graduates will demonstrate a basic knowledge of all HSI domains: Human Factors Engineering, Manpower, Personnel, Training, Environmental Safety and Occupational Health, Survivability, and Habitability. Graduates will be familiar with the primary approaches and techniques used by each HSI domain.
- HUMAN PERFORMANCE: Graduates will be able to apply their knowledge of the cognitive and physiological capabilities and constraints on human performance in operational settings. Graduates will be able to assess factors that affect human performance such as attention, memory, workload, situation awareness, stress, fatigue, and human error.
- IMPLEMENTING HSI TRADEOFFS: Graduates will be able to conduct elementary tradeoffs across HSI domains, as well as tradeoffs involving engineering, acquisition, and T&E disciplines. They will be able to articulate the impacts and risks associated with those tradeoffs to technical and non-technical audiences.
- ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES: Graduates will be able to conduct fundamental quantitative and qualitative research in both field and laboratory settings within the context of the defense acquisition process.
- MODELING and SIMULATION: Graduates will be familiar with basic modeling and simulation (M&S) techniques to explore tradeoffs across HSI domains and tradeoffs involving engineering, acquisition, and T&E disciplines.
Provisional Educational Skill Requirements (ESR)
Human Systems Integration - Curriculum 362 (RES)
The goal of this curriculum is to educate Naval Officers of the United States Navy in Human Systems Integration. The delivery method is an in-resident course at the Naval Postgraduate School. Human Systems Integration (HSI) acknowledges that the human is a critical component in any complex system. It is an interdisciplinary approach that makes explicit the underlying tradeoffs across the HSI domains, and other engineering disciplines, logistics, acquisition, and T&E, optimizing total system performance while minimizing total ownership costs. The graduate of this program will possess the skills necessary to function as a practitioner in HSI.
HSI DOMAIN KNOWLEDGE: Graduates will possess a thorough background in all HSI domains: Human Factors Engineering, Manpower, Personnel, Training, Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health, Survivability, and Habitability. Graduates will understand the basis for the decisions made by individual domain specialists and will be familiar with the primary approaches and techniques used by each of the HSI domains.
- ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES: Graduates will be able to perform tradeoff analysis across domains and other engineering disciplines, logistics, acquisition, and T&E, and to conduct empirical analysis within the domains of human systems integration. They will be able to apply, at the right place and at the right time, these analytical methods and tools in both field and laboratory settings within the context of the defense acquisition process.
- MODELING and SIMULATION: Graduates will be able to apply Modeling and Simulation (M&S) techniques to explore HSI domain tradeoffs and tradeoffs within other engineering disciplines, logistics, acquisition, and T&E. They will demonstrate the ability to apply M&S techniques within and across the HSI domains to facilitate the development, T&E, operations, and sustainment of military systems.
- HUMAN PERFORMANCE: HSI maintains that the human is a critical component in any complex system. Graduates will understand the basis of both individual and team performance in military settings including human information processing, perception, cognition, decision making, and motor control. Graduates will understand current theory and practice in assessing cognitive factors that affect human performance such as attention, memory, situation awareness, stress, fatigue, and motivation. Graduates will understand current scientific knowledge of factors affecting human performance and human error.
- SYSTEMS APPROACH: Graduates will comprehend the principles and practices of the fields of PM, SE, and logistics, and T&E as related to the DoD Acquisition Lifecycle. Knowledge of HSI influences on PM, SE, and logistics, and T&E will enable graduates to positively influence the DoD Acquisition Lifecycle at appropriate times and in the right manner.
- IMPLEMENTING HSI TRADEOFFS: Graduates will learn techniques to develop domain level trades, trades within other engineering disciplines, logistics, acquisition, and T&E, impacts, and risk assessments, and the ability to negotiate and communicate to both technical and non-technical audiences. Graduates will understand the political, organizational, social, and economic issues associated with integrating human-machine systems into organizational cultures and environments.
- JOINT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION: Students will be encouraged to complete the Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) program. This sequence of courses develops an understanding of warfighting within the context of operational art. Topics include: national military capabilities and command structure, joint and service doctrine, joint planning and execution, and joint multinational forces and integration at the operational level of war. JPME includes coursework in wargaming designed to develop an appreciation of the art of war.
Curriculum Sponsor and ESR Approval Authority
Approved as l ESRs; N15 letter "REPORT OF CURRICULUM REVIEW OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN HUMAN SYSTEMS INTEGRATION (362) AND CERTIFICATE IN HUMAN SYSTEMS INTEGRATION (262)."