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Människa-Teknik-Organisation (Human Factors Engineering) 5 hp

Undervisningen bedrivs på engelska.

Human Factors Engineering is applying what is known about human capabilities and limitations to design products, processes, organizations, and work environments for good performance and well-being.
The course provides knowledge and insights on how products and industrial systems can be designed considering people's natural strengths and limitations and result in usability, efficiency, sustainability and well-being. This also means in-depth knowledge of the interaction and collaboration between people and products, people at work and how they are affected by the surrounding technology and the organization.

Kursinnehåll

The course provides knowledge and insights on how products and industrial systems can be designed taking into consideration people's natural strengths and limitations and result in usability, efficiency and sustainability. This also means in-depth knowledge of the interaction and collaboration between people and products, people at work and how they are affected by the surrounding technology and the organization.

The course includes the following elements:
- People's abilities and limitations regarding product and work design: physiology, load, physical aspects- including anthropometrics, cognition, work organization
- Socio-technical systems: theoretical basis, system models and applications, work organization and the impact of various work organization solutions
- Design of human interface system – technology, automation and digitalization - allocation of functions human – technology, cost-benefit analysis and professional role specificity
- Swedish and international occupational health and safety legislation: framework law, regulations and system supervision

Förkunskapskrav

The applicant must hold the minimum of a bachelor's degree (ie. the equivalent of 180 ECTS credits at an accredited university) with at least 90 credits in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering and Management or Civil Engineering or equivalent, and 15 credits Mathematics. English Language requirements corresponding to English 6 in the Swedish upper secondary school (or the equivalent). The applicant must also have 1 year of qualified work experience. It is possible to apply for exemption from a bachelor's degree and 15 credits Mathematics if the applicant has at least 5 years of qualified work experience.

Urvalsregler

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Utbildningsnivå: Avancerad nivå
Kurskod/Ladokkod: TMTR21
Kursen ges vid: Tekniska Högskolan

Tidigare och pågående kurstillfällen

Typ av Kurs
Fristående
Studieform
Distans
Obligatoriska fysiska träffar
3
Termin
Våren 2021: vecka 03 - vecka 15
Studietakt
25%
Undervisningsspråk
Engelska
Ort
Jönköping
Kurstid
Blandade tider
Platser
20
Kursansvarig
Denis A. Coelho
Examinator
Denis A. Coelho
Gäller enbart studenter utanför EU/EES/Schweiz: Studieavgift
11665kr
Kursplan
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Anmälningskod
HJ-23112
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