Applied Ergonomics detailed syllabus for Industrial Engineering & Management (IEM) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna University official website and presented for the IEM students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Industrial Engineering & Management 4th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit IEM 4th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. The detailed syllabus of applied ergonomics is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
INTRODUCTION 12 Brief history of human factors Engineering/Ergonomics – Interdisciplinary nature- Humanmachine systems -Ergonomics and its areas of application in the work system – Future directions for ergonomics- Biostatic and Biodynamic Mechanics
Unit II
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Unit III
PHYSIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF HUMAN AT WORK 12 Stress and fatigue -Physical work capacity – Physiological factors affecting work capacity -Fitness for work -Working hours and shift work- Quantitative work load analysis -Psychological work Demands.
Unit IV
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Unit V
HUMAN PERFORMANCE 12 Human Information receiving and processing – Information theory and its application -Cognitive systems – Mental Work Load -Signal detection theory –Design of Displays and controls
Course Outcomes:
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Text Books:
- Bridger, R. S. Introduction to Ergonomics, 3rd ed. CRC Press, New York and London,2008
- Martin Helander, A guide to Ergonomics of Manufacturing, TMH, 2006.
Reference Books:
- Philips, Chandler A, Human Factors Engineering, John Wiley and Sons, Inc. 2000
- Sanders, M.M. & McCormick, E.J. Human Factors in Engineering & Design 7th ed.,McGraw-Hill, NY,1993
For detailed syllabus of all other subjects of Industrial Engineering & Management, 2021 regulation curriculum do visit IEM 4th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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