Jul 02, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
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ISE 4381 - 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: ISE 4380
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Students will be able to apply concepts of anthropometry to design work spaces.
- Students will be able to prioritize interventions to minimize human error and improve safety.
- Students will be able to calculate the forces on the body for a specific task (biomechanics).
- Students will be able to describe the most common forms of human error.
- Students will be able to identify and use the most common ergonomic assessment tools to improve the workplace.
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