Course catalog

Course Catalog 1999/2000

Human Work Science
ARE026 Ergonomics Methods and Questionnare Design 4.5 ECTS credits
TIMEPERIOD: LANGUAGE: EXAMINER John Abeysekera Univ lekt PREREQUISITES Possess a bachelors degree in science or 120 university points in the field of science or equivalent and have a good knowledge in English. COURSE AIM This course will present some basic techniques employed in ergonomic studies and demonstrate how these techniques are used within a methodological framework for applying ergonomics. Likewise, knowledge in questionnaire design; question and answer construction and design; kinds of questionnaires; questionnaire implementation, quantification and analysis CONTENTS Working conditions survey techniques; Task analysis; Activity analysis; Framework for carrying out an ergonomics evaluation; Observation methods; direct and computer aided observation, video techniques; Designing experiments; Survey design; Questionnaire design, implementation, data collection and analysis. TEACHING The teaching will consist of lectures, practical exercises and demonstrations. EXAMINATION Designing of a questionnaire and assignments. COURSE GRADE SCALE: ITEMS/CREDITS
Questionnaire Design	1.50ECTS
Assignments	3.00ECTS
COURSE LITERATURE 1. Chapanis Alphonse., 1969. Research Techniques in Human Engineering, The John Hopkins Press, Baltimore and London 2. Corlett, E.N., and Wilson, J.R., 1990. Evaluation of Human Work. Taylor & Francis. 3. Oppenheim, A.N., 1992, Questionnaire design and attitude measurement, 2nd ed. (London: Heinemann) 4. Robson C., 1993, Real World Research (London: Blackwell) 5. Salvendy, G., 1987. Handbook of Human Factors, Wiley, N.Y.

Valid for the academic year 1999/2000.

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