Lesson plan / ERGONOMICS

Lesson Information

Course Credit 2.0
Course ECTS Credit 3.0
Teaching Language of Instruction Türkçe
Level of Course Associate's Degree, TYYÇ: Level 5, EQF-LLL: Level 5, QF-EHEA: Short Cycle
Type of Course Compulsory
Mode of Delivery Face-to-face
Does the course require compulsory or optional work experience? Z
Course Coordinator Assist. Prof. Dr. ZEYNEP FERİDE OLCAY
Instructor (s)
Course Assistant

Purpose and Content

The aim of the course It aims to teach the ways to harmonize machinery, environment and work with the emotional, physical and rational elements of humans in all processes, whether in production, design or the service sector.
Course Content The birth of the concept of ergonomics; its definition, importance, objectives, and elements. Ergonomic Design Principles. Examination of environmental conditions in the human-machine system: light, color, vibration, noise, toxic gases, and dust. Social environment, characteristics of the human and psychological environment, human factors and work efficiency in manufacturing and service sectors. Physical conditions in the work environment. Control and command mechanisms. Load and strain, work and rest periods. Job stress, fatigue, and boredom. Work energy and the energy requirements of jobs. The relationship between ergonomics and work study. Anthropometric, physiological, organizational, and safety design of workplaces. Ergonomic investigation in workplaces.

Weekly Course Subjects

1Ergonomics in the conceptual framework: The emergence, definition, objectives and results of the Concept of Ergonomics,
2Elements of ergonomics: - Human physical characteristics: - Body size, age, perception, characteristics of the five senses: vision, hearing, smell, taste, and touch
3Human physiological characteristics: - Fatigue, - Illness, - Psychology, - Body systems
4Screen-Enabled Devices: - Examining screen-enabled devices and their impact on workers (Occupational Health and Safety Regulations in Working with Screen-Enabled Devices)
5Energy requirements in humans: - Energy needs of workers, - Rest needs, and - Calories consumed during rest periods
6Human and Machine: - Systems understanding and systems approach, - Classification of systems, - Classification of ergonomic designs
7Workplace ergonomics: - Physiological workplace arrangement, - Psychological workplace arrangement, - Information technology-based workplace arrangement, - Safety technology-based workplace arrangement
8Manual handling tasks: - Legislation regarding how workers must lift loads (Manual Handling Regulation and Ministry of Labor implementation guide)
9Midterm Exam
10Midterm exam evaluation
11Anthropometric workplace ergonomics and the effects of vibration and lighting - Types of vibration, - Body vibration, - Hand and arm vibration - Harms of vibration, Protecting from the effects of vibration - Lighting and its types
12Thermal comfort conditions: - Temperature, - Humidity, - Airflow velocity, - Thermal radiation
13Harmful substances in the work environment: - Dust, - Gases, - Vapor, - Fog, and - Radiation
14Monotony: - Subjective symptoms, - Physiological symptoms, - Performance symptoms, and - Combating monotony

Resources

1- GÜLER, Çağatay. (2004). Ergonomics, Palme Publishing.


2 - ERKAN, Necmettin. (2003). Ergonomics, London: National Productivity Centre Publications.


3 - SU, Bayram Ali. (2001). Ergonomics, Atılım University Press.


4 - National or international ergonomics articles.
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