Ergonomics and methods engineering
Not offered in 1997
6 points * 13 lecture hours, 26 seminar/laboratory hours * First or second semester * Caulfield
Objectives To develop an understanding of the importance of methods engineering in improving productivity and cost effectiveness of an organisation and to develop an understanding of ergonomics so that ergonomic factors will be considered as an integral component of any changes.
Synopsis Methods engineering as the key to productivity improvement and cost effectiveness in any business, industry or service organisation. Engineering methods, time study, job design and evaluation and wage payment systems. Computers and software to establish labour standards and the use of computer-aided design and engineering for conceptualising possibilities and evaluating costs. Industrial and occupational ergonomics, human productivity, workstation design, musculo-skeletal injuries, design of tools, machines, controls and displays, safety, modelling of the human body and human response behaviour, and environmental stresses.
Assessment Examinations (3 hours): 60% * Laboratory work and assignments: 40%
Recommended texts
Barnes R M Motion and time study Wiley, 1980
Grandjean E Fitting the task to the man 4th edn, Taylor and Francis, 1988
Niebel B W Motion and time study 9th edn, Irwin, 1993
Proctor R W and Van Zandt T Human factors in simple and complex systems Allyn and Bacon, 1994
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