IE 323-INDUSTRIAL DESIGN AND HUMAN FACTORS
Fall Semester 2018-2019
Syllabus
Instructor: Prof Dr. Serap Ulusam Seçkiner and Lecture Assistant: PhD student Muhammet Zara (muhammet.zara@gmail.com)
Gaziantep University, Department of Industrial Engineering
Class meets: Monday, from 13:30 to 16:00 pm (Day) and 19.45-22.15 (Evening)
Course book (Chapter 4-7)
1. Niebel, B., Freivalds A. 2003 Methods, Standards and Work Design, Mc Graw Hill, Eleventh Edition (This book is in the Library)
2. Waldemar Karwowski, Marcelo M. Soares, Neville A. Stanton, 2011, Human Factors and Ergonomics in Consumer Product Design Methods and Technique, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group.
3. Example Design Notebook: Gloria Lo, Spring 2003 Note.
4. https://www.sketchup.com/learn
Supplemental Material:
5. Christopher Wickens, et al. An Introduction to Human Factors Engineering
6. K.H.E. Kroemer, “Ergonomics: How to Design For Ease and Efficiency”, 2 edition, Prentice Hall, 2000.
7. Sabanci Alaettin, Ergonomi, Baki Kitapevi, Adana, 1998.
8. F. Tayyari and J.L. Smith, Occupational Ergonomics – Principal and Applications Manufacturing Systems Engineering Series, Vol. 3, 1997, ISBN: 0-412-58650-9
9. D.B. Chaffin et al., Occupational Biomechanics.
10. M.S. Sanders and E.J. McCormick, Human Factors in Engineering and Design.
11. C.A. Philips, Human Factors Engineering.
Course Objectives: This lecture presents basic principles that underlie the successful application of Ergonomics (or human factors). It is the scientific discipline concerned with the understanding of the interactions among human and other elements of a system, and the profession that applies theory, principles, data and methods to design in order to optimize human well-being and overall system performance.
Some Helpful Web Sites
1. http://www.iea.cc/
2. http://www.osha.gov/
3. http://www.ilo.org/global/lang--en/index.htm
4. http://www.hfes.org/web/Default.aspx
5. http://www.iesna.org/
6. http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/
7. http://www.ergoworld.com/
8. http://www.ideo.com/work/human-centered-design-toolkit/
Contents
Week 1.Introduction to Industrial Design and Human Factors
Week 2. Anthropometry and Design
Week 3. Principles of work design: Machines, Equipment, Principles of work design:Tools
Week 4. Work Environment Design: Illumination, Noise
Midterm1
Week 5. Work Environment Design: Temperature, Vibration, Radiation
Week 6. Design of Cognitive Work
Week 7. Special topics: RULA, OWAS, REBA, Rodgers Fatique Analysis Tool, Manual Lifting Problems: NIOSH equation etc.
Week 8. Introduction to Sketch Up Software
Week 9. Industrial Design Applications: Sketch Up Drawings
Midterm 2
Week 10. Industrial Design Applications: Sketch Up Drawings
Week 11. Project Presentations: Sketch Up Drawings
Week 12. Project Presentations: Sketch Up Drawings
Week 13. Project Presentations: Sketch Up Drawings
Week 14. Project Presentations: Sketch Up Drawings
Final
Grading: based on: 30 % Midterm 1, 30% Midterm 2, 40 % Final exam
