Ergonomics - IDES2201
Faculty: Built Environment
School: Industrial Design Program
Course Outline: Built Environment
Campus: Sydney
Career: Undergraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 4
CSS Contribution Charge: 2 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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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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