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IE 419 Work Design - Productivity and Safety
Course
Description
This course provides industrial
engineers with additional tools to better design jobs and the workplace, in
terms of productivity while maintaining the health and safety of the worker.
Current Course
Offering Schedule via C&DE
Summer 2008: This
course is designed for Independent Learning with no fixed daily time schedule or
meeting location. But it does have weekly homework, lab activities, and
exams with scheduled start and end dates.
Start Date: May 19,
2008
End Date: August 15,
2008
Course Instructor:
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Dr.
Andris Freivalds
Professor of
Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
The Pennsylvania
State University
213 Leonhard Building
University Park, PA
16802
Phone: 814-863-2361
Fax: 814-863-4745
email:
axf@psu.edu
Faculty
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PSU Course Catalog Description
I E 419 WORK DESIGN - Productivity and Safety (3) Methods
improvement, physical work design, productivity, work measurement;
principles and practice of safety. Prerequisite:
I E 327
Required Course Textbook

"Methods, Standards and Work
Design"
B. W. Niebel and A. Freivalds
11th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2003
ISBN 0-07-246824-6
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The enrollment process is:
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Contact the the Office of Continuing and Distance Education for
admission into the course at 814-865-7643.
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Complete the registration
process. See the Registration Page.
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Important Dates for
Current Offering
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First day of instruction |
May 19, 2008 |
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End of course |
August 15, 2008 |
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