Ergonomic evaluation assignment

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Ergonomic evaluation assignment

GROUP COURSEWORK

Aim –You are required to work as a group to consider the ergonomics factors of a product or system of your choice and make recommendations for suitable improvements. The aim is to develop your understanding of how to apply ergonomics principles and methods to assess the design of products and systems and to develop your skills in communication.

Task – You should conduct this evaluation assignment in groups of three and should spend at least 8 hours per person on the work. You should ensure that each person contributes equally to the work* but may divide responsibility amongst the group so that you will be working individually and collaboratively to complete the work.

Submission – You need to submit the following:

•    •? A poster presented as a single slide in Microsoft PowerPoint (you do not need to print out your poster)

•    •? A short document (maximum 2,000 words) summarising how you went about this project, what the poster shows, what resources you used, and who did what*.

Presentation – your group will need to present your poster in a ‘fast- style in the lecture. Not every group member needs to present, but you must all attend the presentation. Each group will have 2-minutes to present their work.

The posters/presentations will be marked by two assessors from the Human Factors Research Group according to the following criteria:

Criteria     Mark awarded     Weighting (Marks/100)

Problem identification, analysis and solution

Identification of relevant ergonomics issues         10

Recommendations for improvement         10

READ ALSO :   Answer these questions, every question in a single separate paper

Presentation and communication

Poster presentation (clarity, layout)         15

Quality and clarity of verbal presentation         10

TOTAL         45

The report will be marked according to the following criteria:

Criteria     Mark awarded     Weighting (Marks/100)

Clear statement of objective (product/system, context of use and target users)         5

Use of appropriate methods to assess the problem         20

Critical analysis and recommendations         15

Reference to information sources used         7

Report presentation (clarity, organisation, neatness etc)         8

TOTAL         55

Getting started

The item you choose to evaluate is up to you: you may wish to look at a system as a whole or a specific product. You may choose to focus on a specific component (e.g. signage, user comfort, environmental factors) or specific users (e.g. disabled users, partially sighted, etc). However, please remember that you do not have ethical approval to undertake studies on people.

Your poster will need to communicate your ideas as well as be eye-catching and engaging. Be careful not to make it too descriptive with lengthy blocks of text. Look at posters displayed around the Coates Building (there are good and bad examples!) to see how they’ve been designed to communicate different ideas. This may help you in designing your own poster. Your poster is a lesson in information visualisation so make it as effective as you can.

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