IDE2303 Ergonomics
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
IDE2303 Ergonomics is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture. It isn't offered in 2020. It needs OHS1000 and IDE2701.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Not offered
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2021 entry.
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Requisites
Before IDE2303
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After IDE2303
No unit lists IDE2303 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Overview
The unit concerns the matching of products to the capabilities of the human body (Anthropometrics) and to the surroundings in which human beings live and work. There is particular reference to safety, usability specification and testing, and the commercial and legal aspects of product ergonomics.
Offerings in 2020
The 2020 handbook lists no offerings for IDE2303.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Understand the principles and application of ergonomics;
- 2
Demonstrate capability in optimising ergonomics in design;
- 3
Develop ergonomic check lists for products;
- 4
Understand and practice the rules of occupational health and safety in force in the industrial design studio.
Workload and teaching
12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Mr Tahl Swieca
- Chief Examiners
- Mr Mark Richardson
Common questions
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- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 2
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
- Organisational unit
- Department of Design
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.125
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 1
- Study abroad
- Not available
- Handbook years
- 20202021