The emphasis is on improving the awareness of environmental issues, rather than on developing student expertise in industrial hygiene and safety. Salvendy, G. Handbook of Human Factors. John Wiley and Sons, 1987. The Industrial Environment - Its Evaluation and Control. The major activities consist of reading and assignments.
Assignments range from individual to team work.
Assignments emphasize problem solving. Hands-on or demonstrations of measuring devices are provided where available. Formal tests include a midterm and a final examination. Topics presented are related to the fields of biomechanics, ergonomics, and occupational health. This review will be prepared in the form of a paper and will be presented to the staff and students in the form of a seminar.