Work System Design and Human Factors Engineering
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The official GTU curriculum for Work System Design and Human Factors Engineering (subject code 3714602) as prescribed for M(E · Semester 1 divides the course into 7 units, covering 39 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (3714602)Unit 1 Introduction to Work Study
- Scope of methods
- motion and time study
Unit 2 Work Methods Design
- Operation Process Chart
- Flow Process Chart
- Flow Diagram
- String Diagram
- Man and machine chart
- Two handed process chart
- Travel Chart
- Micro motion and memo motion study
Unit 3 Work Measurement
- Tools and Techniques
Unit 4 Work Sampling
- Determining time standards from standard data and formulas
- Predetermined motion time standards
- Work factor system
- Methods time measurement
- Analytical Estimation
- Measuring work by physiological methods – heart rate measurement – measuring oxygen consumption– establishing time standards by physiology methods
Unit 5 Human Factors Engineering
- Introduction to ergonomics
- Man/machine/environment systems concept
- Human Anthropometry and its use in work place layout
Unit 6 Human Performance
- Information input and processing
- factors affecting human performance
- physical work load and energy expenditure
- heat stress
- manual lifting
- Static and dynamic muscular load
- human motor activity
- physical work load
- repetitive and inspection work
- measurement of physical work load
- mental work load and its measurement
- work duration and work pauses
- principles of motion economy
Unit 7 Design of Work Space & Equipment
- Work-space design for standing and seated workers
- arrangement of components with in a physical space
- Interpersonal aspect of work place design
- Ergonomic Factors to be considered
- design of displays and controls
- design for maintainability
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