GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
ERGONOMICS/AEM-205
Course Title: ERGONOMICS
Credits 2 ECTS 3
Course Semester 3 Type of The Course Compulsory
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Knows the importance of ergonomics and industrial history.
Understands the importance of ergonomics in product design and production.
Develops products and processes suitable for people at every stage.
Human physio-biological, anthropometric, anatomical and so on. comprehend the dimensions.
Knows the systems in the human body and the relationships between systems.
Knows human needs and dimensions.
Understands the biological basis of behavior, stimulus, organism and response mechanisms.
Comprehend the important criteria related to sitting action and ergonomics.
Comprehend the important criteria related to sitting action and ergonomics....
Understands and improves occupational safety and related management functions.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face.
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  History of ergonomy.
2. Week  Ergonomics in wood furniture and furniture design.
3. Week  Human, action, goods, space, environment relations and systems.
4. Week  Human and their needs, human dimensions.
5. Week   systems of human body, relations between systems. Structure of nervous system and its relations with other systems.
6. Week  Infrastructure of motion system, skeleton, muscles, electrical conduction, energy requirement, basal metabolism.
7. Week  Biological Fundamentals of behaviors. Recognition of environment. Stimulus, organism, reaction mechanisms.
8. Week  Midterm exam
9. Week  General and close environment elements in production ergonomics and their properties. Physical environment conditions, human machine and posture relat
10. Week  Sitting and ergonomic criteria. Anthropometric, anatomical, physio-biological of sitting etc. sizes.
11. Week  Anthopometry and using of anthropometric data in designing of furniture.
12. Week  Critical measures in intersection of human-furniture at areas of life action.
13. Week  Arrangement of immediate environment in working areas in the Offices.
14. Week  Arrangement of close environment in working areas in the Industrial areas.
15. Week  Basic functions of design and production management. Planning, Organization, Implementation, Audit and Evaluation.
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
40
 Assignment
1
20
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
60
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
40
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
2
28
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
0
0
 Reading Tasks
0
0
0
 Searching in Internet and Library
0
0
0
 Material Design and Implementation
0
0
0
 Report Preparing
0
0
0
 Preparing a Presentation
4
4
16
 Presentation
4
4
16
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
2
4
8
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
2
4
8
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
0
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
76
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
3.04
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
3
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1For wood products and furniture industry professional knowledge, both theoretical and practical idea generation, solving engineering problems, make suggestions and gain knowledge and skills in the areas of application.X
2Complex design and engineering problems to identify, projects, reading ability to reflect production; select and apply appropriate analysis methods for this purpose and gain the skills.X
3Product life cycle of the product in line, system or process, depending on the nature of the design, economics, environmental issues, sustainability, manufacturability, ethical, health, safety, social, cultural and political approaches and design; Earn up to date for this purpose is the ability to apply design methods.X
4Engineering applications, techniques and tools that are needed to develop, select, acquire knowledge and skills to use.X
5Computer-aided design and manufacturing skills to use technology effectively to win.
6Disciplinary and interdisciplinary, individual and gain the skills to work takımsal.X
7Turkish and English verbal and written communication skills to win.
8Aware of the necessity of lifelong learning; to access information, to follow developments in science and technology and continuous self-renewal ability to win.X
9Gain awareness of professional and ethical responsibility.X
10Design management, risk management and change management practices, such as information about his business wins.X
11Gain knowledge in the fields of entrepreneurship and innovation.X
12Gain awareness of legal issues in the field of awareness.
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof. Dr. H. Hasan EFE)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (https://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/hasanefe)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (hasanefe@gazi.edu.tr)