ECTS - Work Study and Design
Work Study and Design (IE411) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Work Study and Design | IE411 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | N/A |
| Course Level | Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Demonstration, Observation Case Study, Team/Group. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | The objective is to develop the understanding of overall work study process, that is, the design of work and its measurement to achieve a specific performance/ productivity level. It aims to provide both analytical thinking skills and practical tools to solve related work study problems through various case studies, class discussions and team work. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Introduction to work study, concepts of affectivity and efficiency, meanings of method study and work measurement and how they are related, methodology for a work study project, measurement, observation and recording tools and techniques, integration with concepts of waste elimination, work simplification, lean production, cost and creation of perf |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Introduction to work study. | Frievalds and Niebel pg.1-70 |
| 2 | How the total time of a job is made up. Excess work content and ineffective time. | Frievalds and Niebel pg.71-123 |
| 3 | Reasons for excess work content and ineffective time. How to eliminate them. | Groover pg.7-19 |
| 4 | Work Study: History and basic definitions for Method study (Motion study) and Time study. | Barnes pg. 12-22 |
| 5 | Work Study: Techniques used. Basic procedure. Importance of human factor in work study applications. Qualifications required by the work study man. | Groover pg.259-270 Frievalds and Niebel pg.125-175 Barnes pg. 174-237 |
| 6 | Method Study/Design: Macro motion & micro motion studies. How to select a subject job. Problem areas related with product flow (layout, movement of materials, movement of workers etc). Recording and examining. Tools and techniques. | Barnes pg.35-87 Groover pg.232-259 |
| 7 | Method Study/Design: Developing the improved method. Problems related with work stations. Operation analysis. Work station design. | Barnes pg.87-116 Frievalds pg. 125-175 |
| 8 | Time Study/Work Measurement: Definition, purpose, uses, basic procedure, techniques | Barnes pg.257-287 |
| 9 | Time Study/Work Measurement: Work sampling, time study equipment, selecting and timing the job, rating. | Barnes pg.305-336 Frievalds pg.545-575 Groover pg.422-443 |
| 10 | Midterm | |
| 11 | Time Study/Work Measurement: From time study to standard time, setting time standards for work with machines. | Frievalds pg. 439-475 Barnes pg.305-287 Groover pg. 59-107 |
| 12 | Time Study/Work Measurement: Predetermined time standards, standard data, and the use of time standards. | Frievalds pg. 499-543 Groover pg. 342-395 |
| 13 | Economics and Applications of Time Standards | Groover s. 459-483 |
| 14 | Worker motivation and performance appraisal Modern Management Practices | Groover pg. 685-732 Frievalds pg. 623-668 |
| 15 | Case studies | Suzaki |
| 16 | Final |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Barnes, Ralph M., Motion and Time Study Design and measurement of Work, 7th Edition, John Wiley & Sons Inc., 1980. |
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| Other Sources | 2. Fred E. Meyers, James R. Steward, Motion and Time Study for Lean Manufacturing, Third edition, Prentice Hall, 2002. |
| 3. Frievalds, A., Niebel, B.W., Niebel’s Methods, Standards and Work Design, McGrawHill, 12th Edition, 2009. | |
| 4. Groover, M.P., Work Systems and the Methods, Measurement and Management of Work, Pearson, 2007. | |
| 5. Kanawaty, G. (Çeviren: Akal, Z.), İş Etüdü, MPM Yayınları, 2004. | |
| 6. International Labor Office, Introduction to Work Study, Third (revised) edition, GENEVA, 1979. | |
| 7. Kiyoshi Suzaki, The New Manafacturing Challenge, Simon and Schuster, 1987. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 4 | 10 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | 1 | 15 |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 35 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Toplam | 7 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 60 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 40 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Ability to apply the acquired knowledge in mathematics, science and engineering | |||||
| 2 | Ability to identify, formulate and solve complex engineering problems | |||||
| 3 | Ability to accomplish the integration of systems | |||||
| 4 | Ability to design, develop, implement and improve complex systems, components, or processes | |||||
| 5 | Ability to select/develop and use suitable modern engineering techniques and tools | |||||
| 6 | Ability to design/conduct experiments and collect/analyze/interpret data | |||||
| 7 | Ability to function independently and in teams | |||||
| 8 | Ability to make use of oral and written communication skills effectively | |||||
| 9 | Ability to recognize the need for and engage in life-long learning | |||||
| 10 | Ability to understand and exercise professional and ethical responsibility | |||||
| 11 | Ability to understand the impact of engineering solutions | |||||
| 12 | Ability to have knowledge of contemporary issues | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 4 | 5 | 20 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Total Workload | 126 | ||