ID242 ERGONOMICS
| Course Code: | 1250242 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 5.0 |
| Department: | Industrial Design |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Res.Dr. MERT KULAKSIZ |
| Offered Semester: | Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, students will:
- develop awareness of ergonomics and human factors fundamentals by exploring physical, cognitive, and sensory aspects of user-product interaction.
- understand fundamental principles of usability, product safety, and inclusive design concerning ergonomics.
- gain knowledge of user experience (UX) dimensions and their role in product interaction.
- comprehend key user interface (UI) design aspects, including control types, feedback mechanisms, and interaction principles.
- explore user research methods to analyze user-product interaction, incorporating anthropometric data, cognitive considerations, and sensory feedback.
Course Content
Aims to develop awareness in product safety and usability. Study of the relationships between the user and the product. The human body and its physical functions. Anthropometry in equipment design. Practical aspects of equipment layout, instrumental displays and controls.
Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students will be able to:
- use anthropometric data and ergonomics principles for design and evaluation purposes
- identify the required ergonomics information for different stages of the design process
- communicate ergonomics concepts using correct specialist terminology
- consult user research methods to evaluate usability, product safety, and user experience during the design process.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Creative problem defining and solving. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Planning and managing the design process. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Presenting and conveying design solutions orally, in written and visually (2D and 3D). | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Planning, managing and evaluating the results of design-focused research. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Contributing to the design of products in order to raise the life quality of the society. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Generating and applying knowledge to serve sustainable production and life. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Competency in intellectual and industrial property rights. | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Awareness of and sensitivity towards societal, institutional, individual and contextual differences. | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Awarenes of social and cultural facts and continuous change. | ✔ | |||
| 10 | Competency in economic, industrial and technological developments. | ✔ | |||
| 11 | Continuous development of professional knowledge, skills and approaches. | ✔ | |||
| 12 | Competency in the processes and actions in professional life. | ✔ | |||
| 13 | Adaptation to the different working environments and processes that the profession necessitates, and contributing to the development and improvement of these environments. | ✔ | |||
| 14 | Ability in working within teams. | ✔ | |||
| 15 | Giving importance to interdisciplinary interactions. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution