COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION


Course Name
Ergonomics
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
MICM 203
Fall
2
0
2
5
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
Turkish
Course Type
Required
Course Level
Short Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives With this course, it is aimed to apply the rules of the ergonomics to the produced product, the working bench and the machines
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • will be able to distinguish window types
  • will be able to create human, machineand enviroment harmony
  • will be able to comphere ergonomics, machine and wooden compability
  • will be able to create ergonomics and worktable compability
  • will be able to apply ergonomic movements at workshop
Course Description This course includes the definition of ergonomics, importance, ergonomic elements in furniture design and production, ergonomic rules in creating interior space, relation between efficiency and ergonomics, accidents, ergonomic elements in the prevention of accidents.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

 



Course Category

Core Courses
X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Definition, purpose and scope of ergonomics Erkan, N. (1997); Ergonomi, MPM Yayını:373, Ankara- Part 1
2 Ergonomic study of the human body Erkan, N. (1997); Ergonomi, MPM Yayını:373, Ankara- Part 2
3 Anthropometric measures and measurement methods Erkan, N. (1997); Ergonomi, MPM Yayını:373, Ankara- Part 2
4 Dimensions in work places Erkan, N. (1997); Ergonomi, MPM Yayını:373, Ankara- Part 3
5 Operator-machine systems Erkan, N. (1997); Ergonomi, MPM Yayını:373, Ankara- Part 3
6 Working environment factors Erkan, N. (1997); Ergonomi, MPM Yayını:373, Ankara- Part 4
7 Noise Erkan, N. (1997); Ergonomi, MPM Yayını:373, Ankara- Part 5
8 Noise Erkan, N. (1997); Ergonomi, MPM Yayını:373, Ankara- Part 5
9 Midterm
10 Lighting Erkan, N. (1997); Ergonomi, MPM Yayını:373, Ankara- Part 5
11 Lighting Erkan, N. (1997); Ergonomi, MPM Yayını:373, Ankara- Part 5
12 Climate of working environment Erkan, N. (1997); Ergonomi, MPM Yayını:373, Ankara- Part 6
13 Climate of working environment Erkan, N. (1997); Ergonomi, MPM Yayını:373, Ankara- Part 6
14 Chemical factors in working environment Erkan, N. (1997); Ergonomi, MPM Yayını:373, Ankara- Part 7
15 Psychological factors Erkan, N. (1997); Ergonomi, MPM Yayını:373, Ankara- Part 7
16 Final Exam
Course Notes/Textbooks

Erkan, N. (1997); Ergonomi, MPM Yayını:373, Ankara.

Suggested Readings/Materials

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
1
40
Final Exam
1
50
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
2
50
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
50
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
2
32
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
Study Hours Out of Class
14
6
84
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
1
3
Final Exams
1
6
    Total
125

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

Will be able to have knowledge about the basic technical information of the interior design, methods and tools.

X
2

Will be able to use and interpret technical and procedural knowledge about the interior design  in application and will be able to express suggestions for solutions to problems orally and in written.

X
3

Will be able to create a strategy by recognizing the market conditions and analyzing revenue management.

4

Will be able to have knowledge about legislation, fundamental values ​​and principles in the field of interior design related to industry.

5

Will be able to think creative and innovative and apply the knowledge in an occasion different than the customary applications with an innovative way of thinking.

X
6

Will be able to take responsibility as an individual and a team member, will be able to be open-minded, constructive, confident, open to criticism and will be able to work effectively and efficiently.

7

Will be able to internalize the need to obey the values ​​of business ethics and will be able to have and apply the social, scientific and ethical values in the stages of the collection of data, interpretation, dissemination and implementation.

8

Will be able to communicate with colleagues and follow the knowledge in the interior design field by using a foreign language.

9

Will be able to use informatics and communication technologies with computer programs in a level that required by the interior design field.

10

Will be able to adopt a lifelong learning approach, and will be able to do studies for renewing and improving their knowledge continuously.

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest