UNSW Handbook Course - Ergonomics

Ergonomics - IDES2201


	Faculty: Faculty of the Built Environment
	School: Industrial Design Program
	Contact: Talbot,Jonathan Charles
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	Contact Hours per Week: 3
	Offered: Semester 1 2005
	Fee Band: 2

Description

This course introduces the physiological and psychological aspects of ergonomics/ human factors and their application to product use, work, environment effects and human/machine interface. The course aims to equip students to investigate human-use implications of their design activities with regard to issues such as usability, comfort, efficiency and safety. Project work and workshops will focus on human factors/ ergonomics principles and research methods and their application in Industrial Design and product development.

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