| TMIA21 | Man, Technology and Organization, 9 ECTS credits. /Människa, teknik och organisation/ |
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Prel. scheduled
hours: 60 |
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Area of Education: Technlogy Subject area: Mechanical Engineering |
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| Advancement level
(A-D): C
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| Aim: This course aims to give deeper knowledge about the interactions between humans, technology and organization. It is suitable for students who wish to improve their knowledge of design of technical systems and organizations that enable users and co-workers to achieve productivity and quality work. Important aspects are the design of different production systems and organizations, such as human-machine systems, complex systems and joint systems. Also, the physical and psychosocial working environment, work organization and leadership are dealt with, and in addition also methods for improvement of production systems and how these factors influence quality, productivity, safety and health. |
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| Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered) Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding. |
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| Organisation: The course consists of lectures, class interactions, laboratory exercises and a project work |
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| Course contents: The course deals with factors that deal with humans at work in the existing context - in the group, in the organization and in relation to different activities. The following themes are included: Introduction to the concept Humans - Technology - Organization Human characteristics and needs from a physiological, psychological and cognitive point of view Human - machine interaction Interactions between Technology - Organization and Humans - Organization Environmental influences on the interactions Complex and joint systems |
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| Project work At-home examination and laborations |
3 p 3 p |
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Course language is Swedish. Department offering the course: IKP. Director of Studies: Examiner: Jörgen Eklund Course Syllabus in Swedish |
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