W626 – Human Factors in Industrial Processes

Modul
Human Factors in Industrial Processes
Human Factors in Industrial Processes
Modulnummer
W626
Version: 1
Fakultät
Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Niveau
Master
Dauer
1 Semester
Turnus
Wintersemester
Modulverantwortliche/-r

Prof. Dr.phil. et rer.nat.habil Rüdiger von der Weth
ruediger.von-der-weth(at)htw-dresden.de

Dozent/-in(nen)

Prof. Dr.phil. et rer.nat.habil Rüdiger von der Weth
ruediger.von-der-weth(at)htw-dresden.de

Lehrsprache(n)

Englisch
in "Human Factors in Industrial Processes"

ECTS-Credits

5.00 Credits

Workload

150 Stunden

Lehrveranstaltungen

4.00 SWS (2.00 SWS Vorlesung | 2.00 SWS Übung)

Selbststudienzeit

90.00 Stunden

Prüfungsvorleistung(en)
Keine
Prüfungsleistung(en)

Schriftliche Prüfungsleistung
Modulprüfung | Prüfungsdauer: 90 min | Wichtung: 100% | wird in englischer Sprache abgenommen
in "Human Factors in Industrial Processes"

Lehrform

Methods

  • lectures
  • tutorials (human factors laboratory)
    • work places
    • records of elementary operations
    • task demands
  • tutorials (internet)  computer simulation of work processes 
Medienform

script, internet tutorials, software for work analysis, simulation environments

Lehrinhalte/Gliederung
  1. Work systems

1.1.    basic structure

1.2.    dynamics

1.3.    description levels of human activity

1.4.    work tasks

1.5.    work environment

  1. Description systems and research methods for human behavior in work systems

2.1.    description of elementary activities

2.2.    description of work processes

2.3.    man-machine-interaction

2.4.    behavior in complex work systems

2.5.    role of human prerequisites

2.5.1. cognitive processes and knowledge

2.5.2. motivation and emotion

2.5.3. communication and group processes

2.5.4. physiology and health

  1. Simulation of human work

3.1.    anthropometry (work place simulation)

3.2.    simulation of cognitive processes and complex human behavior

3.3.    simulation of human behavior in work flow and production processes

  1. Design of work places and work processes

4.1.    improvement of efficency

4.2.    prevention of health risks

4.3.    sustainable learning on the job

4.4.    improvement of problem solving abilities of work systems

  1. Actual research projects

5.1.    HTW projects

5.2.    Human factor research worldwide

Qualifikationsziele
  • knowledge of the actual state of the art in different domains of human factors research
  • knowledge and basic skills in work analysis and research methods
  • exemplary application of this methods
  • knowledge and basic skills in simulation of work places and work processes
  • ability to conduct scientific work studies in the fields of health, efficiency, sustainability of work systems (master thesis level)
Sozial- und Selbstkompetenzen
Keine Angabe
Besondere Zulassungsvoraussetzung
Keine Angabe
Empfohlene Voraussetzungen

bachelor courses in human factors, ergonomy, work and organisaional psychology

Fortsetzungsmöglichkeiten

master thesis

Literatur

References

Fransoo, J. Wäfler, T. & Wilson, J. (2011). Behavioral Operations in Planning & Scheduling. London: Springer.

Norman, D.A. (2013). The Design of Everyday Things: Revised and Expanded Edition (Englisch). New York:  Perseus.

Salvendy, G. (2012). Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics, Fourth Edition. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Wickens, C.D., Hollands, J.G. Parasuraman, R. (2012). Engineering Psychology and Human Performance. Fourth Edition. London: Pearson.

German:

Badke-Schaub, P., Hofinger G., Lauche C. (2011). Human Factors: Psychologie sicheren Handelns in Risikobranchen. Berlin: Springer.

Aktuelle Lehrressourcen

script, software, human factors laboratory

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