AUM American University Of The Middle East COURSE Project (10%) Work Analysis and Design I IE 386 Semester: Spring 2024 1. 2. Table of Contents Introduction...... Project Description 3. ABET Learning Outcome. 4. Student Project Evaluation.... 5. Overall Course Grading Scale.. 6. Group formation ....... 7. Project Management & Deliverables Academic Integrity and Al Utilization . 8. 9. APA Style ........ 10. Project and team-based work... 11. Student Assessment Rubric.......... _ 3 34 LO 5 LO 5 5 5 6 6 CO 6 CO 6 Page2 1. Introduction Engineering projects help students learn and acquire practical knowledge. In addition to theoretical concepts, various industries also need to assess students' capacity to complete projects using specific initiatives. Therefore, we recommend that students undertake engineering projects during their four years of engineering studies and strive to present as many white papers as possible. Students who prioritize their course projects are expected to learn how to: • • • • Work effectively in teams, including multidisciplinary teams where applicable. Develop significant design experience based on the knowledge and skills acquired in coursework. Incorporate appropriate engineering standards and addresses multiple realistic constraints. Apply both analysis and synthesis in the engineering design process, resulting in designs that meet the desired needs. 2. Project Description This project aims to develop and enhance your understanding of ergonomics concepts and how they can be applied to real case scenarios to improve work performance. The project should include illustrations of the actual work, as well as have the design principles utilized and recommendations provided. As the key variables are identified, the team will use research tools to identify possible areas of improvement, create alternative solutions, and use decision-making concepts of comparisons to choose the most suitable solution that will best serve the expected objective or the task and achieve the project's expected outcomes. Topics: 1. Grocery Store Worker 2. Office Worker 3. Restaurant Worker 4. Cleaning Worker 5. Delivery Worker 6. A Worker who is Moving Furniture The list of tasks to perform for achieving good results in your project: Please refer to the rubrics at the end of this document for what exactly is expected in each deliverable of this project. • Choose an actual workplace according to the topic assigned to you. Identify a task that requires lifting. Observe a worker while he/she is performing this lifting task. Take pictures of the worker while he/she is lifting the object to describe his/her current Page3 ● • • • • lifting technique and posture. Pictures copied from the Internet or generated by Al will NOT be accepted. (If the actual worker doesn't give permission for taking his/her pictures, you/your friend can pose as if you were the worker for taking the pictures. Please make sure that the person in the pictures is performing the task in the same exact manner as the actual worker; otherwise simulating it on Jack software will be meaningless.) Conduct a "five-whys" analysis with your team to identify potential causes. Map these onto a fishbone chart. Find three safer lifting techniques and/or equipment. For example, you may find a back brace or mechanical assistance for lifting heavy items. Explain why your solution ideas effectively solve the problem using ergonomic knowledge. Refer to the slides for ergonomic guidelines. Refer to the ISO, NIOSH, OSHA, etc. for relevant appropriate engineering standards. • Conduct a cost/benefit analysis. • What to do on Jack software: Model the original lifting postures and analyze the impact on the worker's spine during lifting. Then, model the improved system (after implementing one of your solution ideas on the model) and perform the analysis again. And then, compare the results of "before" and "after" implementing your solution idea. 3. ABET Learning Outcome This project aims to help students to achieve the following course learning and ABET outcomes: 1. Ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex ergonomic problems by applying ergonomics/work analysis knowledge (SO1). 2. Ability to apply ergonomics design to produce solutions that meet user needs with consideration of user's health, safety, and welfare, as well as cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors (SO2). 3. Ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences (SO3). 4. Ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives (SO5). 5. Ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions (SO6). Page4 4. Student Project Evaluation Grade Distribution Project PD 1: PD 2: Total Weight 5% 5% 10% ✓ ✓ Students may be asked to work in groups to complete certain assignments. Depending on the needs of the course, the faculty may arrange the groups and inform students on Moodle in advance. PD: Project Deliverable This project is divided into the following deliverables. Deliverable-1: PowerPoint with voiceover You need to submit a PowerPoint presentation file with a voice-over. Please refer to the rubrics at the end of this document for what exactly is expected in each deliverable of this project. Deliverable-2: Oral presentation You need to submit the PowerPoint presentation file and you will conduct a presentation in the classroom. Please refer to the rubrics at the end of this document for what exactly is expected in each deliverable of this project. Notes: ✓ Students have the full responsibility of: ○ submitting the required documents within the deadline ○ verifying that the correct files are submitted 。 verifying that the submitted files are not corrupted Softcopies are required to be uploaded into Turnitin when applicable. 5. Overall Course Grading Scale Please refer to the Student Handbook for more information on the Letter Grading System. 6. Group Formation Important notes: Students of each class need to form project groups (Groups of 3 students) 7. Project Management & Deliverables Deliverable 1 (PD 1): PowerPoint with voiceover (Due date is Week 10 – by 11:59 pm, 15/Apr/2024) Page5