Work Design

Catalog description

Introductory tools required for analyzing and designing both the job and the worksite in a cost-effective manner, as well as measuring the resulting output. These tools incllude human information processing, basic auditory and visual displays, anthropometry and musculoskeletal principles, cumulative trauma disorders, work measurement and stopwatch time study. Students taking this course should be familiar with the basic concepts of cost. Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.