Dept. of Human Work Science
ARE002 Ergonomic Intervention at Work 1.5 ECTS credits
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LANGUAGE: English
EXAMINER
H Shanavaz Prof
PREREQUISITES
General eligibility for admission and a good knowledge in English
COURSE AIM
To give the students a general knowledge about ergonomics and its objectives with examples of intervention at work.
CONTENTS
A mixture of theoretical and practical orientation, emphasizing on theories and models as well as focussing on implementation issues, techniques and examples of intervention. Optimization of physical activities, requirements for successful intervention and rationale for empowering people to participate in problem solving.
TEACHING
Lectures and description of ergonomic intervention examples. The students will work in groups of 2 or 3 with an example of an ergonomic intervention and their findings presented
EXAMINATION
Classroom assessment, presentation of the intervention study and reporting
COURSE GRADE SCALE:
ITEMS AND CREDITS
Presentation and Report 1.5 ECTS
COURSE LITERATURE
1. Grandjean, R., 1986, Fitting the Task to the Man, Taylou and Francis
2. Oborne, D.J., 1982, Ergonomics at Work,
John Wiley&Sons Ltd
REMARKS
Last modified 97-03-05
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