COURSE UNIT TITLE

: WORK ANALYSIS AND DESIGN

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
END 2420 WORK ANALYSIS AND DESIGN COMPULSORY 3 1 0 6

Offered By

Industrial Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR BURCU FELEKOĞLU

Offered to

Industrial Engineering

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to provide students with an interdisciplinary perspective on work analysis and design and to provide students with basic skills, tools and principles for efficient work and work environment design.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understand the relationship between productivity and efficiency and job analysis and design
2   Ability to define basic concepts related to method study and work measurement
3   Ability to analyze work and apply work design principles for improvement
4   Ability to use work measurement tools and techniques to determine standard durations of jobs
5   Ability to define basic concepts related to ergonomics and appropriate working environment

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The importance of work analysis and design and basic concepts
2 Work systems and work design
3 Method study - job analysis
4 Method study - process mapping
5 Method study - lean principles and continuous improvement
6 Method study - ergonomics and work design principles
7 Laboratory application
8 Work measurement - performance rating and allowances
9 Work measurement - chronometric time study
10 Work measurement - work sampling
11 Work measurement - predetermined time systems
12 Standardization and business standards
13 Case studies
14 Case studies

Recomended or Required Reading

Main:
Niebel's Methods, Standards, and Work Design, 2009, Mc Graw Hill, Freivalds A., Niebel B.
Supplementary:
Work Systems and the Methods, Measurement, and Management of Work, 2007, Pearson Prentice Hall, 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 etc. as well as whiteboard 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


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)

burcu.felekoglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Will be announced at first week of the course.

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 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 147

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.11
LO.21
LO.3243131
LO.4223132
LO.511

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