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Product Design for Human Comfort, Faculty of Applied Science

PDHC_O: Product Design for Human Comfort


  1. PDHC_O 500 (3) Fundamentals of Human Comfort

    Human comfort perception; human physiological reactions; subjective perception of comfort and human psychological response; comfort attributes of clothing and wearable devices; interaction of environmental stimuli with humans; comfort enhancement methods.

  2. PDHC_O 501 (3) Product Design for Human Comfort

    The course focuses on user-centred design principles to enhance physical, physiological, and psychological aspects of human comfort. Includes project-based learning, collaboration with industry and community partners, market analysis, and transdisciplinary design methods. Emphasizes equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) for accessible and inclusive solutions. Prerequisite: PDHC_O 500.


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