Trial lecture on "Human factors"

After applying for a position in work and organizational psychology, I was asked to give a trial lecture to the relevant faculty members. The prescribed topic was "Current perspectives in work and organizational psychology". Some of my research interests were in the field of "human factors", and as this topic was not well represented in the present teaching load of the department, my aim was to demonstrate what "human factors" is, and how it relates to other fields of psychology and should be considered a part of work and organizational psychology. I covered the field's history, some general themes, research approaches and applications.