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1 IE 366, Work Systems Engineering Winter Term 2008 OSU Catalog Description Principles and techniques of work measurement, methods engineering, workplace design, work sampling, and predetermined time systems. Basic human factors engineering and ergonomics principles applied to workplace design. The work systems engineering process. 4 credits. Prerequisites ST 314 or equivalent statistical material. Meeting Times and Locations Lecture: MW 0830 - 0950 Labs: F 1000 – 1150 or F 1200 - 1350 Instructor: Dr. Ken Funk E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 541-737-2357 Office: Rogers 212 Office Hours: TBA Graduate Teaching Assistant: TBA E-mail: TBA Office: TBA Office Hours: TBA Required Text Konz, Stephan and Steven Johnson (2008). Work Design: Occupational Ergonomics, 7th edition. Scottsdale: Holcomb Hathaway. Course Learning Outcomes Students completing this course should be able to do the following. 1. State Human Factors/Ergonomic principles that influence the performance and safety of work systems (workers, equipment, and work processes). 2. Apply HF/E guidelines and use standard HF/E tools (e.g., RULA, NIOSH Lift Equation) in the design of work systems. 3. Model work systems using standard techniques, such as flow diagrams, process charts, operation charts, activity charts, block diagrams, and process maps, for purposes of work system documentation, analysis, and design. 4. Apply a structured engineering process (analysis/requirements development, design, implementation, operation, evaluation, project management) to work system development. 5. Apply engineering management principles and tools (e.g., Gantt charts, CPM) to the planning and management of work systems engineering projects. 6. Determine the time required to do a job using standard data, occurrence sampling, time study, and predetermined time systems. 7. Recognize and constructively address ethical, social, and environmental issues that arise in a work systems engineering project. 8. Demonstrate writing skills pertinent to Work Systems Engineering.2 Course Elements and Policies Readings Reading assignments will be made for most lecture and lab meetings. Most will be from the text; a few will be from outside sources announced by the instructor. See the schedule, below, for reading assignments. Students must complete each reading and complete a notecard (see below) before coming to the class meeting for which that reading is assigned. Lectures Lectures will supplement the readings with additional material and discussion. Students must attend lectures regularly and participate actively in class discussions. Lecture slides will be posted to the IE 366 Blackboard after the lectures. Work Systems Engineering Design Project Students will work in teams assigned by the instructor on a term-long project to design a work system, including a work station and work processes. A systematic engineering analysis and design process will be used for this, tailored to the specific needs of work system development. Much of the course and coursework will be built around this project. Laboratories Most laboratories will focus on the work systems engineering project. The first part of each such lab period will be devoted to learning the methods to be used in the next phase of work and during the remainder of the period teams will be able to get started on applying those methods to their own project. Generally, the work product(s) of that phase of the project will be turned in with a progress report at the beginning of the next lab period. The remaining lab periods will be devoted to additional work design topics. Work from those labs will be turned in the day of the lab. Coursework The following table summarizes the coursework, with the possible points for grading purposes. These coursework elements are described in the paragraphs below and their due dates are given in the schedule. Coursework points9 Progress/Lab Reports 90Project Final Report 100Work System Issue Paper 10Chapter/reading notecards √ Midterm Exam 100Final Exam 100Total 400Project Progress Reports Each team will prepare a series of progress reports for the Work Systems Engineering Project. Each progress report will consist of the work product(s) completed by the team and a one-half to one-page3 cover memo written by one of the team members. The memo writing assignment will rotate through the team so that each team member writes at least two memos during the term. Project Final Report At the end of the term, each team will submit one final report, written by the team together (i.e., unlike the progress reports, the final report will be a group writing project). The final report should be on 8½” X 11” paper in a three-ring binder containing the following. • A cover page with the title “IE 366 Work Systems Engineering Design Project”, the names of all team members, and the date of submission. • The following sections, separated by tabbed, labeled dividers. o A two- to four-page summary of the project, organized according to the remaining final report sections (see below). All team members should contribute about equally to the writing of the summary. o Final System Models, developed from the initial versions of these work products submitted earlier as part of a progress report. o Final Process Models, developed from the initial versions of these work products submitted earlier as part of a progress report. o Final Task Descriptions, developed from the initial version of this work product submitted earlier as part of a progress report. o Final Work System Requirements, developed from the Work System Requirements V1 and V2 work products submitted earlier as part of progress reports. o Basic Design Specifications, a clean copy (i.e., without grader’s marks) of the work product submitted earlier as part of a progress report. o Design Evaluation, a copy of the evaluation team’s evaluation of the design team’s specifications, along with a list of changes made by the design team in response to that evaluation. o Final Detailed Design Specifications, based on the work product submitted as part of a progress report and incorporating any changes made subsequent to that version. o Final Task Procedures, based on the work product submitted as part of a progress report and incorporating any changes made subsequent to that version. Work System Issue Paper Each student will identify and take a position on a contemporary issue relating to


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