2017-2018 / PSYC1022-1

Ergonomic psychology

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

 Master in human resources management (120 ECTS)3 crédits 
 Specialised master in occupational medicine4 crédits 
 University certificate : training in professional pathology4 crédits 
 Bachelor in psychology and education : general3 crédits 
 Master in psychology (120 ECTS)3 crédits 

Lecturer

Anne-Sophie Nyssen, Pierre Somville

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

Learning unit contents

The course aims to understand activity in real situation and its external  and internal determinants. We examine the impact of these determinants on Health, Safety, technical and organisational Systems in order to improve them.  

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Introductory course in Ergonomic Psychology, giving basic knowledge enabling the students to analyze human work activity, elaborate a diagnosis and plan an ergonomic intervention in all fields of work ( Helath, Safety, Training, Design of system,...)

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The student will choose a work situation to perform an analysis of the work in real context

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

Recommended or required readings

Assessment methods and criteria

the exam consists in an analysis of a real work situation with oral presentation

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

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Contacts

Prof AS Nyssen
assistant : Mathieu.Jaspar@ulg.ac.be

Items online

Physical Ergonomics
Physical ergonomics