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Page 1 of 6 IOE 333 ERGONOMICS Winter Term, 2013 Course Homepage: http://ctools.umich.edu Instructor: Professor Bernard J. Martin, Ph.D.

, Dr. Sc. Office: G650 IOE Phone: 763-0189 (office) Office Hours: Wednesdays and Mondays, 1:30-2:30 pm Email Address: martinbj@umich.edu

Graduate Student Instructor: Shi (Shawn) Cao Office Hours and Location: 1824 IOE Flex lab Tuesdays 4-6 pm and Thursdays 1-3 pm Phone: 647-7575 (office) Email Address: ioe333gsi@umich.edu Textbooks: 1. "An Introduction to Human Factors Engineering 2nd edition Wickens, C., Lee, J. D., Liu, Y., and Becker, S. E. G Addison Wesley Longman Publishers, Inc. (2003) ISBN-10: 0-13-183736-2 ISBN-13: 978-0-13-183736-2 IOE 333 Coursepack - Available at Dollar Bill Copying (611 Church St, Ann Arbor)

2. Course Goals: 1. Demonstrate the relevance and importance of human factors and ergonomics in our society and in industry 2. Increase your interest and awareness of human factors and ergonomic issues in everyday things and actions and in physical and mental work 3. Illustrate how to recognize and identify human factors and ergonomics problems 4. Provide you with the basic concepts, tools and methods to solve human factors and ergonomics problems Course Outcomes: 1. Identify ergonomic problems. 2. Use ergonomic tables in ergonomic problem solving. 3. Use basic biomechanical formulas to analyze ergonomic problems. 4. Use basic cognitive ergonomics concepts and formulas in solving ergonomic problems. 5. Use basic physiological concepts to analyze ergonomic problems. 6. Use basic check lists and descriptor lists as survey techniques. 7. Use anthropometric data in design. 8. Prepare ergonomics analysis report. Grades will be based on a weighted average of the following activities: Homework (4 total) 20% (5% each) Quizzes 5% (total) Examination #1 15% Examination #2 25% Examination #3 35% Grades are based on the following scale: [100 95] A+ (95 90] (90 85] A A(85 80] (80 75] (75 B+ B B-

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Page 3 of 6 IOE 333 ERGONOMICS Winter Term, 2013 Class Rules: 1) All homeworks are to be submitted through Ctools website by 11:30am on the due date indicated on each homework assignment sheet. The system will not allow submission of any homework after the due time. Homeworks submitted directly to the GSI after this time period will be penalized 20-100% of the points scored, depending on the cause of late submission. Homework solutions will be made available on the due date of each homework. NO assignments will be accepted after solutions are posted. You must save a copy of your submitted homework on your personal computer or personal file system in case of any Ctools problems. You must not make any change to the saved copy of your submitted homework. If you are not able to provide a saved copy when requested by the IOE 333 instructor or if you make any change to it after submission, that homework may receive 0 credit. 2) If you are unable to attend class or complete work on time or attend examination due to illness or family emergency, notify either instructor well before (> 24 hrs) the critical period, and be prepared to: 1) provide verification if asked and 2) make up work promptly. 3) You MUST follow the Honor Code requirements at all times. (see p.3 of this syllabus for details). 4) All grade disputes must be returned with a written explanation to the Graduate Student Instructor. Disputes will only be accepted if submitted within one week from the date that the corrected exam or homework is returned in class. See the Owners Manual on the course homepage for the specific details. 5) Religious Holliday. Let us know largely in advance (at the beginning of the term) if there is a conflict between HW due dates or exam dates that would conflict with a religious holiday. It is your responsibility to notify us about conflicts. Without proper knowledge of your need we may not be able to satisfy a last minute request. 6) Extenuating circumstances. Please lest us know as soon as possible about circumstances that may affect your schedule. Any request should be adequately justified.

For example: All claims of sickness or attendance to medical/health care services should be justified by a MEDICAL DOCTOR ONLY, NO exception.
University of Michigan Disability Statement: The University of Michigan is committed to providing equal opportunity for participation in all programs, services and activities. Request for accommodations by persons with disabilities may be made by contacting the Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) Office located at G 664 Haven Hall. The SSD phone number is 734-763-3000. Once your eligibility for an accommodation has been determined, you will be issued a verified individual services accommodation (VISA) form. Please present this form to the professor or GSI of IOE333 at the start of the term or at least two weeks prior to the accommodation date (test, project, etc).

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IOE 333 Ergonomics Honor Code


College of Engineering General Honor Code Policy Statement All students in the class are presumed to be decent and honorable, and all students in the class are bound by the College of Engineering Honor Code. You may not seek to gain an unfair advantage over your fellow students; you may not consult, look at, or possess the unpublished work of another without their permission; and you must appropriately acknowledge your use of another's work. Any violation of the honor policies appropriate to each piece of course work will be reported to the Honor Council, and if guilt is established penalties may be imposed by the Honor Council and Faculty Committee on Discipline. Such penalties can include, but are not limited to, letter grade deductions or expulsion from the University. If you have any questions about this course policy, please consult the course instructor. Specific Honor Code Policies for IOE 333 Lecture notes You may share lecture notes with another student in this class, but you may not distribute them in public domain without written permission from the instructors. Exams Each student must complete the exam solely by her or his own efforts. Questions can be raised to the course instructors. The exam must be handed in within the specified time. Books and notes prepared before an exam are not allowed in a closed-book exam. A calculator is allowed given that no class material (e.g., information from lecture notes, coursepack, and textbooks) is stored in the calculator. You may not distribute any exam to other people without written permission from the instructor. Homework (Limited collaboration) You may discuss homework assignments with your fellow students at the conceptual level, but must complete all calculations and write-up, from scrap to final form, on your own. Copying or comparing with another student's work, in any form or at any length, is forbidden. You may not consult homework solutions from any previous term, and you may not distribute homework solutions to other people. In-class quizzes You may not write or answer a quiz for another student. Return of Exams You may not pickup a graded exam for another student. Reference College of Engineering, University of Michigan, Honor Code. http://www.engin.umich.edu/students/honorcode/code/index.html

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(Subject to change) Text: Introduction to Human Factors Engineering (Wickens, Lee, Liu, Becker)
Assignment Week Day 1 Wed 2 Mon Wed 3 Mon Wed 4 Mon Wed 5 Mon Wed 6 Mon Wed 7 Mon Wed 8 Mon Wed 9 Mon Wed 10 Mon Wed 11 Mon Wed 12 Mon Wed 13 Mon Wed 14 Mon Wed 15 Mon Date 1/9 1/14 1/16 1/21 1/23 1/28 1/30 2/4 2/6 2/11 2/13 2/18 2/20 2/25 2/27 3/4 3/6 3/11 3/13 3/18 3/20 3/25 3/27 4/1 4/3 4/8 4/10 4/15 Topic Course Organization and Ergonomic Definitions Ergonomic Problems and History Visual Processes and Visual Displays (HW1Posted) MLKing day (No Class) Illumination Concepts and Design Guidelines Hearing, Sound, and Noise MTM and Time Studies 2/1) Job Evaluation and Design Examination #1 Engineering Anthropometry Posted) Work Area Design Occupational Biomechanics Occupational Biomechanics (Computational Examples) NIOSH Lifting Guide CTDs and Hand Tool Design BREAK BREAK Vibration Work Physiology, I Work Physiology, II Heat Stress Posted) Examination #2 Cognition and Cognitive Models (HW2-Due on 3/12) CP16, T 326-327 CP13, T 297-323 (HW3CP14 CP17, T318-320, 327329 (HW2(HW1-Due on
T = Textbook CP = Course Pack

CP1, T 1-9 CP2 CP4, T 61-82

CP5 CP6, T 91-97, 104119 CP3 CP3, T 24-60 T 243-258 T 258-268 CP11-12, T 269-279, 287-289 T 279-287 CP15, T 289-296

CP8, T 120-155, 218224 Signal Detection Theory and Applications CP9, T 82-89 Display Design (HW3-Due on 4/4) T 184-217 Controls and Compatibility Posted) Cognitive Ergonomics and HCI Circadian Rhythm and Shift Work (HW4CP10, T 224-242 T 324-326, 329-340, 383-417 CP18, T 344-349

Wed 16 Mon

4/17 4/22

Review for final exam Examination #3 (HW4-Due on 4/18)

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