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Objectives and competences

• Student will know the concept and nature of ergonomics, the essence of human beings and the scope of ergonomics. • Student will recognize and independly measure the physical characteristics of human and their susceptibility to activity in work environments. • Student will be able to design and evaluate working conditions in terms of "good practice". • Student will be able to design and evaluate the working conditions for achieving healthy and safe work as well as contribute to well-being at work.

Content (Syllabus outline)

• Introduction to ergonomics (theory of ergonomics, physical ergonomic principles and issues, cognitive ergonomics principles and issues, organizational ergonomic principles and issues, ergonomics and safety, engineering anthropometry). • Human anatomy and physiology (human body posture and movement, physical activity, ergonomics of disabled people and the elderly), • Human machine system • Microclimate (temperature, heat, humidity, relative humidity, air velocity, effective temperature) • Ergonomics of light • Ergonomics of sound • Vibration, dust, gas • Occupational safety and health • Productivity and ergonomics (work design, human-computer interaction, human factors and product design, ergonomic case studies) • Ergonomic Assessments (experiment, design and analysis, ergonomics evaluation methods) • Ergonomic solutions

Learning and teaching methods

• Lectures, • e-learning, • ICT using, • class discussions, • Q&A sessions, • student presentations, • case studies, • seminar work (team work).

Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding

Knowledge and understanding: • Recognition of ergonomic problems, • defining and differentiating of negative physical impacts on person, • detection of production standstill causes, • use of engineering approaches in problem solving, • mastery of problem solving methods.

Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes

- To be master of OWAS and RULA method. - To solve microclimate demands. - To be master of environmental parameters relation. - Choosing workers clothing. - Solving human protect situations. - Human factors in enterprise engineering.

Readings

1. Balantič, Z., Polajnar, A., Jevšnik, S. (2016). Ergonomija v teoriji in praksi. Ljubljana: Nacionalni inštitut za javno zdravje. 2. Galof, K., Žnidaršič, A., Balantič, Z. (2019). Independence and caregiver preferences among community-dwelling older people in Slovenia : a cross-sectional study, Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision and Financing, Vol. 56, 1-10 3. Jarc Kovačič, B., Balantič, B., & Balantič, Z. (2020). ISO 45001 priložnost za integracijo ergonomije v delovne procese. In P. Šprajc, I. Podbregar, D. Maletič, D. Tomić, Y. Ziegler, U. Vincenzo, & O. Arsenijević (Eds.), 39th International Conference on Organizational Science Development Organizations at Innovation and Digital Transformation Roundabout: conference proceedings (pp. 257–266). University Press. doi:0.18690/978-961-286-388-3.21 4. Galof, K., & Balantič, Z. (2021). Making the decision to stay at home: developing a community-based care process model for aging in place. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(11), 1–11. doi:10.3390/ijerph18115987 5. Balantič, B., & Balantič, Z. (2021). Izzivi izvedbe praktičnega izobraževanja na višjih strokovnih šolah v pogojih COVID-19 = Challenges of the implementation of practical education at higher vocational schools in the conditions of COVID-19. In U. Rajkovič & B. Batagelj (Eds.), Vzgoja in izobraževanje v informacijski družbi: 8. oktober 2021, 8 October 2021, Ljubljana, Slovenia (pp. 12–15). Institut “Jožef Stefan.” http://library.ijs.si/Stacks/Proceedings/InformationSociety/2021/IS2021_Volume_G.pdf 6. Balantič, Z., Balantič, B., & Jarc Kovačič, B. (2021). Digitalni dvojčki v ergonomskih ureditvah delovnih mest = Digital twins in ergonomic workplaces arrangements. In P. Šprajc, A. Žnidaršič, D. Maletič, D. Tomić, N. Petrović, O. Arsenijević, U. Vincenzo, & Y. Ziegler (Eds.), 40th International Conference on Organizational Science Development: values, competencies and changes in organizations (pp. 43–55). University of Maribor, University Press. doi:10.18690/978-961-286-442-2.4 7. Jarc Kovačič, B., Balantič, B., & Balantič, Z. (2022). Ergonomska analiza kostno-mišičnega nelagodja študentov v obdobju študija na daljavo = Ergonomic analysis of students’ musculoskeletal discomfort during distance learning. In P. Šprajc, D. Maletič, N. Pavlović, I. Podbregar, A. Škraba, D. Tomić, U. Vincenzo, & A. Žnidaršič (Eds.), 41th International Conference on Organizational Science Development: society's challenges for organizational opportunities (pp. 339–348). University of Maribor, University Press. doi:10.18690/um.fov.3.2022.24

Prerequisits

• There is no prerequisits. • Prerequisite for admission to the written examination is active participation in the exercises (min. 80% attendance) and completed seminar work.

  • red. prof. dr. ZVONKO BALANTIČ, univ. dipl. inž. str.

  • Written examination: 60
  • Seminar paper: 40

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  • Slovenian
  • Slovenian

  • ENTERPRISE ENGINEERING - 2nd