IEN-462, Work Design II

2001 Catalog Data: IEN-462, Work Design II: Ergonomics

Credits: (3-1-4)

Course Description: Fundamentals of work design are built upon to ground the student in human factors and ergonomics of work design. Topics include applied job design, manual material handling, cumulative trauma disorders, hand tool design, design of controls and displays, and ergonomic and human factors of product design.

Prerequisites: IEN-361, Work Design I

Corequisites:  None

Textbook: Niebel, Benjamin and Freivalds, Andris (2000) Methods, Standards, and Work Design (10^th Edition), McGraw-Hill.

References: None

Course Learning Objectives:  The students will:

• Introduce fundamentals and concepts of human factors and ergonomics (IE PEO 3).

• Identify the factors that influence human work performance and capabilities (IE PEO 3).

• Describe and be able to use tools and techniques of human factors and ergonomics (IE PEOs 3, 4). 

• Be able to describe and analyze work methods and processes in order to identify improvement opportunities (IE PEOs 3, 4). 

• Be able to design safe work tasks and methods (IE PEOs 2, 3, 4). 

• Apply human factors and ergonomic issues as they relate to product design (IE PEO 3).

Prerequisites by Topics: Topics covered in IEN-361, Work Design I  

Topics Covered:

• Applied job design
• Manual material handling
• Cumulative trauma disorders
• Hand tool design
• Design of controls and displays
• Ergonomic and human factors of product design  

Class Schedule: Two hours of lecture and Four hours of lab per week

Computer Usage:  Popular software packages used in industry will be adopted.

Laboratory Projects: (To be determined)

Relationship to Professional Component: Engineering Design:  Two credit hours and Engineering Science:  Two credit hours

Prepared by: David Clark                                                                          Date: August 4, 2000