Ergonomics

Type of study	Bachelor
Language of instruction	English
Code	040-0715/01
Abbreviation	EG
Course title	Ergonomics
Credits	4
Coordinating department	Department of Occupational and Process Safety
Course coordinator	Mgr. Michaela Škerková, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Introduction to the study of work ergonomics, international development, and sources of knowledge
2. Analysis of ergonomics disciplines
3. Types of work systems and their specifics
4. Physical ergonomics, its specifics, and areas of application
5. Cognitive ergonomics, its specifics, and areas of application
6. Organizational ergonomics, macroergonomics, its specifics, and areas of application
7. Methods and techniques of ergonomics, analysis, and areas of their application
8. Scope and principles of applications in physical ergonomics
9. Scope and principles of applications in cognitive (psychological) ergonomics
10. Scope and principles of applications in organizational ergonomics and macroergonomics
11. Scope and principles for evaluating human reliability in work systems
12. Principles of comprehensive evaluations of professions, professionograms
13. Principles of designing workplaces, work systems, work organization

E-learning

Study materials are available at TEAMS.

Literature

Council Directive 89/391/EEC of 12 June 1989 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work
Karwowski,W.,Marras,W.S.: Occupational Ergonomics, CRC Press LLC, 2003, ISBN: 0–8493-1802–5
FIŠEROVÁ, Světla a Oldřich MATOUŠEK. Průmyslová ergonomie I: metodické zásady pro aplikace v technické praxi : skripta. Vyd. 2. Ostrava: Vysoká škola báňská - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2013. .
CHUNDELA, Lubor a Oldřich MATOUŠEK. Ergonomie: optimalizace lidské činnosti. Vyd. 2. Praha: Nakladatelství ČVUT, 2007. .
GILBERTOVÁ, Sylva a Oldřich MATOUŠEK. Ergonomie: optimalizace lidské činnosti. Praha: Grada, 2002. ISBN 80-247-0226-6.

Advised literature

Malý, S., Král, M., Hanáková, E. ABC Ergonomie. 1.vyd. Professional Publishing, 2010, 386 s. ISBN 9788 -7431- 027 - 0.
Kroemer et al: Ergonomics, Prentice-Hall Inc., UK, 2003, ISBN: 0–13-752478.

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