Study Programmes 2015-2016
GRBE0206-1  
Research issues in Ergonomy
Duration :
30h Th
Number of credits :
Specialised master in risk management and well-being in the workplace3
Lecturer :
Anne-Sophie Nyssen
Coordinator :
Anne-Sophie Nyssen
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
The course will provide an insight into the two major types of models produced by ergonomics, i.e. models of operator activities and those relating to ergonomist intervention. It will mainly focus on a presentation and discussion on the research carried out by teachers and researchers.


Part of the course will be dedicated to the presentation of the TFE project (theme, methodology, etc.)
Learning outcomes of the course :
This course is aimed at learning to formulate research questions based on problems encountered in work environments, choosing methods to deal with the questions formulated and testing the coherence and validity of the implemented approach.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
TFE project
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
Theoretical lectures. Illustration and discussion based on concrete research projects.
Recommended or required readings :
Assessment methods and criteria :
The evaluation will be based on the realization by the student of a pre-TFE project including, state of the art, research questions and/or hypotheses, methodology, potential difficulties.
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
Agnès Van Daele (Agnes.VanDaele@umh.ac.be) - Course co-ordinator

Anne Sophie Nyssen (asnyssen@ulg.ac.be(ASNyssen@ulg.ac.be), researcher)