COURSE UNIT TITLE

: WORK STUDY AND HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
END 3513 WORK STUDY AND HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING COMPULSORY 3 1 0 6

Offered By

Industrial Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR BILGE BILGEN

Offered to

Industrial Engineering

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to provide students with a level of expertise in work measurement and design which will allow them to enhance the productivity of products and processes. Provide industrial engineers with additional tools to better design jobs and the workplace, in terms of productivity while maintaining the health and safety of the worker.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Ability to understand the relationship between productivity and job analysis and design
2   Ability to define the basic concepts of method study and time study
3   Ability to analyze jobs for improvement and apply the principles of motion economics and job design
4   Ability to use time study tools and techniques to determine the standard duration of jobs.
5   Ability to define the basic concepts of human factors engineering and appropriate working environment conditions

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 Methods, Standards and Business Design
3 Problem Solving Tools, Worker-Machine Accounts
4 Line Balancing, Motion Study and Job Design
5 Importance and Uses of Motion and Time Study
6 Time study
7 Tempo and tolerances, Standard time calculation, Work Sampling
8 Work Sampling
9 Midterm exam
10 Predetermined time systems
11 Laboratory Practice
12 Ergonomics (Physiological, Anthropometric, Cognitive)
13 Ergonomic Risk Assessment Methods, Ergonomics in terms of Working Environment
14 Term project presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Niebel s Methods, Standards, and Work Design, 2009, Mc Graw Hill, Freivalds A., Niebel B.
Supplementary Book(s): Work Systems and the Methods, Measurement, and Management of Work, 2007, Groover, M. P.
Motion and Time Study for Lean Manufacturing, 2002, Prentice Hall, F. E. Meyers, J. R. Stewart.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The presentations which are prepared by using books, articles and proceedings as well as class board will be used in the scope of the course programme.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE Midterm
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 LAB Laboratuar
4 FCGR Final
5 FCG Final Course Grade MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.10 + LAB * 0.10 + FN * 0.50
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR Final Course Grade (Resit) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.10 + LAB * 0.10 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

bilge.bilgen@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Tutorials 14 1 14
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 30 30
Final 1 1,5 2
Midterm 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 153

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.13
LO.23
LO.3454333
LO.4444334
LO.533

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