Physical ErgonomicsLaajuus (3 ECTS)

Objective

The student understands the implications of physical ergonomics in human safety, health and well-being. The student can analyse and estimate human activity, environment, and working tools with regard to the dimensions and needs of a human body. The student can utilize the ergonomic knowledge in developing operations, working environments and tools to achieve acceptable load.

Content

- ergonomics as a concept and a phenomen
- layman and professional approaches to ergonomics
- ergonomics as a system of human-activity-environment-technology
- anthropometry in designing environments and equipment and in dimensioning them (human body measures and production of forces)
- working activity and requirements for mobility and postures and the associated physical working load ( .. and cardio-vascular load)
- accomplishing correct working load
- methods to estimate physical load
- principles of ergonimics to accomplish correct load

Qualifications

Recommended pre-requisite studies:
Participating and Fuctioning Human being
Accessible Environments
Applied Anatomy, Physiology and Biophysics 1

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students use the appropriate core concepts as well as make choices using the knowledge base of their own professional field. They recognise the prerequisites and consequences of their own actions.
Students’ actions follow the given rules and instructions, and they use working methods appropriately and safely.
Students work according to the professional ethics of their own field, and they act responsibly as group members.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students analyse the relationships between appropriate core concepts as well as justify their choices using the knowledge base of their own professional field. They analyse the prerequisites and consequences of their own actions.
Students act according to the rules and instructions given in their operating environment, and they use working methods appropriately and safely.
Students work according to the professional ethics of their own field, and they act flexibly as group members.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students analyse and assess the relationships between appropriate core concepts as well as make choices using the knowledge base of their own professional field. They assess the prerequisites and consequences of their own actions.
Students act initiatively and goal-orientedly in diverse operating environments, and they apply working methods appropriately and safely.
Students work according to professional ethics in varied situations, and their functioning enhances group activities.

Further information

Student skills are assessed using a common two step evaluation framework [of Social Services group of Degree programmes]:

Student skill assessment, Framework

I Skills development: Phase 1