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Spring 2026

IENG 564 - Industrial Ergonomics
West Virginia University

This course focuses on the Physical Ergonomic of industrial processes/methods and is primarily designed to provide students with a technical foundation to analyze, design and develop human-technological system with a primary emphasis on the humans.

Course Topics:

  • INTRODUCTION TO WORK DESIGN
    • Technological Society and Role of Industrial Ergonomics
    • Human Anatomy
    • Biomechanics
    • Work Physiology
    • Anthropometry
  • THE DESIGN PROCESS
    • Engineering Design
    • Operations Analysis
    • Occurrence Sampling
  • ERGONOMIC GUIDELINES
    • Macro Ergonomics
    • Organization of Workstations
    • Workstation Design
    • Musculoskeletal Disorders
    • Manual Handling and Handtools
    • Error reduction and safety
  • WORK MEASUREMENT
    • Time Study
    • Predetermined Time Systems
    • Standard Data
  • IMPLEMENTING THE DESIGN
    • Job Instruction/Training
    • Managing an Ergonomics Program