ID 115 | Course Introduction and Application Information - Department of Industrial Design

Course Name

Human Factors

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
ID 115	Fall	2	0	2	4

Prerequisites	None
Course Language	English
Course Type	Required
Course Level	First Cycle
Mode of Delivery	-
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course	Group Work Q&A Application: Experiment / Laboratory / Workshop Lecture / Presentation
National Occupation Classification	-
Course Coordinator	Prof. Dr. Murat BENGİSU
Course Lecturer(s)	Prof. Dr. Murat BENGİSU
Assistant(s)	-

Course Objectives	The aim of this course is to introduce the fundamental terms and concepts of human factors; to evaluate anthropometric, biomechanical, and physiological factors on human health, safety, and in general to performance as well as explain the basic principles of ergonomic design in the light of the aforementioned subjects.
Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; Students who successfully complete the course will be able to; - explain the basic principles related to human factors, - give examples to correct and incorrect applications of ergonomic principles in product design, - transfer principles in anthropometry, physiology, and biomechanics to product design, - apply basic ergonomics principles to the design of hand tools and products that need the use of hands, - correctly use ergonomic principles at human-product interfaces.
Course Description	This course covers the basic principles of human factors; it explains the importance of anthropometric, biomechanical, physiological, and psychological principles in product design and provides guidelines for application of such principles.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

Course Category	Core Courses	X
	Major Area Courses
	Supportive Courses
	Media and Management Skills Courses
	Transferable Skill Courses

Week	Subjects	Related Preparation
1	Introduction to Human Factors
2	Anthropometry	Dul and Weerdmeester (See Textbook) pp.11-12
3	Biomechanics & Musculoskeletal System	Dul and Weerdmeester, pp.5-41
4	Biomechanics – Posture	Dul and Weerdmeester, pp.5-41
5	Biomechanics - Movement	Dul and Weerdmeester, pp. 5-41
6	Hearing, sound, noise	Bridger, pp.409-456
7	Work Physiology	Dul and Weerdmeester, pp.8-11
8	Project Review	Student Presentation
9	Project Review	All subjects covered
10	Hand Tool Design	Presentation
11	Hand Tool Design – Application and Observation	Prepare required materials
12	Controls and Displays	Dul and Weerdmeester, pp.44-72
13	Designing Safe Products	Dul and Weerdmeester, pp.8-11
14	Student presentations	Presentation and report
15	Student presentations	Presentation and report
16	Final Exam

Course Notes/Textbooks

Jan Dul and Bernard Weerdmeester, Ergonomics for Beginners, 3rd Edition, Taylor&Francis, 2008

R.S. Bridger (2009) Introduction to Ergonomics, CRC Press ISBN 978-0849373060

Suggested Readings/Materials

Semester Activities	Number	Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work	1	8
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio	1
Homework / Assignments	1	16
Presentation / Jury	1	8
Project	1	22
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm	1	20
Final Exam	1	26
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade	4	74
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade	1	26
Total

Semester Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)	16	2	32
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)	16		0
Study Hours Out of Class	6	2	12
Field Work	1	6	6
Quizzes / Studio Critiques		10	0
Portfolio			0
Homework / Assignments	2	5	10
Presentation / Jury	1		0
Project	1	20	20
Seminar / Workshop			0
Oral Exam			0
Midterms	1	10	10
Final Exam	1	20	20
		Total	110

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Program Competencies/Outcomes

* Contribution Level

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2

3

4

5

1

To be able to equipped with theoretical and practical knowledge of industrial design, and to apply it to a variety of products, services and systems from conventional industries to urban scale with innovative and sustainable approaches

X

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2

To be able to communicate design concepts and proposals for solutions, which are supported with quantitative and qualitative data, to specialists and non-specialists through visual, written, and oral means

-

3

To be able to equipped with the related theoretical and methodological knowledge of engineering, management, and visual communication that is required for interdisciplinary characteristic of industrial design; and to collaborate with other disciplines, organizations, or companies

-

X

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4

To be able to equipped with the knowledge of history and theory of design, arts and crafts; and culture of industrial design

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5

To be able to equipped with social, cultural, economic, environmental, legal, scientific and ethical values in the accumulation, interpretation and/or application of disciplinary information and to employ these values regarding different needs

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6

To be able to develop contemporary approaches individually and as a team member to solve today’s problems in the practice of industrial design

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7

To be able to define design problems within their contexts and circumstances, and to propose solutions for them within the discipline of industrial design considering materials, production technologies and ergonomics

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X

8

To be able to use digital information and communication technologies, physical model making techniques and machinery, at an adequate level to the discipline of industrial design

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9

To be able to employ design research and methods within the theory and practice of industrial design

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10

To be able to recognize the need and importance of a personal lifelong learning attitude towards their chosen specialization area within the industrial design field

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11

To be able to collect data in the areas of industrial design and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1)

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12

To be able to speak a second foreign language at a medium level of fluency efficiently

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13

To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise

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