Available in 2013
| UoN Singapore | Trimester 2 |
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Previously offered in 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004
The course is only offered externally in Singapore.
Introduces the student to the scope of ergonomics and the application of ergonomic principles to workplace design and work organization. It includes physiological, anatomical, psychological, environmental and management perspectives on work capacity, workplace design and work organization.
| Objectives | By the end of the course students will be able to: 1. identify and evaluate the impact of various personal attributes (anatomical, physiological and psychological) on proper safe working practice; 2. assess the effect of physical environmental factors on comfort and performance; 3. apply principles of good ergonomic design of work areas and equipment to a range of occupational settings; 4. explain the influence of ergonomic principles on work organisation and culture. |
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| Content | Major topics include: - An introduction to the scope of ergonomics; - the physiology of work; - physical environmental factors, heat, light and vibration and their measurement; - human physical abilities and dimensions relating to work station/tool design, manual handling and over-use syndrome; - psychological abilities relating to memory, perception of danger, attention and boredom and their relevance to work design and organisation; - physiological, psycho-social and organisational aspects of shiftwork; - impact of ergonomic issues on work attitude, culture and organisation. |
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| Transition | N/A | ||||||
| Industrial Experience | 0 | ||||||
| Assumed Knowledge | Nil | ||||||
| Modes of Delivery | External Mode Flexible Delivery / Student Centred Learning |
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| Teaching Methods | Email Discussion Group
Lecture Forums Laboratory |
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| Contact Hours | Lecture: for 40 hour(s) per Term for Full Term | ||||||
| Timetables | 2013 Course Timetables for OHSE2720 |