Design of jobs and work environments in business and industry. Topics include techniques for job design, ergonomics in the workplace, and work measurement. A semester project requiring the design of a work station is required.

Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: IME 1020 and MATH 1220 or 1700. Corequisite: Recommended, IME 2610.

Credits: 4 hours

Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3 to 3)

1. Principles of objective presentation of factual material, logical organization,
   summarization, ethical practices, information gathering techniques, oral
   communications, and listening through practical applications. (IME 1020).
2. Basic knowledge of spreadsheets, drafting software, presentation software,
   World Wide Web, and e-mail.
3. Basic knowledge of statistics; mean, standard deviation, and percentiles.

In accordance with the above stated course description, at the conclusion of the semester the students should have the ability to:

1. Analyze and evaluate the productivity of people and machines in manual and semi-automated environment. (a,b,e,f,j,k).
2. Design and redesign tasks and workstations to fit employees. (a,c,e,f,k).
3. Adequately apply standard work measurement techniques to various work environments. (a,b,e,f,j,k).

The student will be able to:

Objective 1

1. Accurately apply standard problem solving techniques to multiple types of work environments. (1,3,4,5)
2. Determine the appropriate type of chart to use to solve problems identified in objective 1.1 (1,3,4,5)
3. Accurately interpret data gathered from charts. (1,3,4,5)

Objective 2

1. Collect reliable and reproducible data on humans and workstations. (2,3,4,5)
2. Accurately interpret the statistical meaning of data gathered on humans. (2,4,5)
3. Understand the ramifications (ethical and legal) of making appropriate recommendations in the workplace. (2,5)

Objective 3

1. Accurately perform time studies on manual, semi-automated, and automated tasks. (4,5)
2. Accurately perform work-sampling studies on manual and semi automated tasks. (4,5)
3. Accurately apply predetermined time study techniques to justify recommendations. (4,5)

Niebel, B., Freivalds, A. (2003). Methods, Standards, and Work Design. 11 th Ed. McGraw-Hill, Boston.

Tycho Fredericks, Ph.D., CPE