units

IDE2303

Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture

18 September 2017 20 April 2024
Monash University

Undergraduate - Unit

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2012 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

print version

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered, or view unit timetables.

LevelUndergraduate
FacultyFaculty of Art, Design and Architecture
OfferedCaulfield Second semester 2012 (Day)
Coordinator(s)David Lugton

Synopsis

The unit concerns the matching of products to the capabilities of the human body (Anthropometrics) and to the surroundings in which human beings live and work. There is particular reference to safety, usability specification and testing, and the commercial and legal aspects of product ergonomics.

Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will:

  1. understand the principles and application of ergonomics;
  2. be capable of optimising ergonomics in design;
  3. be able to develop ergonomic check lists for products;
  4. understand and practice the rules of occupational health and safety in force in the industrial design studio

Assessment

Practical exercises: 80%. Class tests: 20%

Chief examiner(s)

Mark Richardson

Contact hours

12 hours per week, including 1 hour lecture, 2 hours of tutorials and 9 hours independent study

Prerequisites

IDE2701 and OHS1000