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May 03, 2024
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ISE 5381 - Industrial Ergonomics
This course is intended to prepare engineering and technology students to understand and use the concepts and tools in the field of ergonomics to reduce the risk of injury and improve productivity in the workplace. Topics covered will include biomechanics, basic mechanisms of injury, ergonomic assessment tools (posture, biomechanics, work physiology, and workload assessment), human error, and systems design and assessment.
Requisites:
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Apply concepts of anthropometry to design work spaces.
- Be able to prioritize interventions to minimize human error.
- Calculate the forces on the body for a specific task (biomechanics).
- Describe the most common forms of human error.
- Describe the relationship between job exposures and risk of specific types of overuse injuries.
- Identify and use the most common ergonomic assessment tools.
- Identify and use tools for mental workload assessment.
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