PSB_567 Ergonomics

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. David Michalík, Ph.D. (lecturer), PhDr. Pavel Humpolíček, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Pavel Humpolíček, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jarmila Valchářová
Timetable
Wed 13:20–14:55 C51
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Ergonomics is the cross-disciplinary branch and deals with the work system human – technics – environment. The important aspects are location, area, equipment and safety of workplace, delimitation of work seat, lighting, microclimatic conditions, noise, etc. Further there are characteristics of worker and his relations to others (co-worker, manager, subordinate worker). Specially, the problems „open space“ and the formation of optimal work environment are included here.
Syllabus
  • Basal topics during the semester:
  • 1. Intruduction to ergonomics
  • 2. Psychologist in work system
  • 3. Workplace and its characteristics
  • 4. Problem workplace – open space
  • 5. Human and work activity
  • 6. Employee and PC
  • 7. Safety and well-being at work
  • 8. Safety culture and its aspects
  • 9. Internal communication in companies
  • 10. Methods in light of ergonomics
  • 11. Formation of optimal work environment
  • 12. Task presentation and discussion
  • Syllabus:
  • - Delimitation of ergonomics (definition and segmentation, progress, contribution and purpose, cross-disciplinary factor, system conception)
  • - Workplace and its characteristics (proportions, colours, equipment, lighting, noise, microclimatic conditions, typology of workplaces)
  • - Human and work activity (physical, sense, personality aspects, gender, age, nationality, handicap, human relations, organization and kind of work, technics, tools)
  • - Safety and well-being at work (safety, model of exposure, risk factors, prevention, safety culture and safety climate, well-being)
  • - Methods in light of ergonomics (observation, study documents, interview, questionnaire, measuring, experiment, analysis, evaluation, designing)
  • - Formation of optimal work environment (aspects of work environment, basic steps to optimal work environment)
Literature
  • Michalík, D. (2009). Ergonomie pro studenty psychologie. (vlastní text)
  • Michalík, D. (2007). Osobnost policisty v kontextu sálového pracoviště a kancelářského pracoviště (výzkumná studie).Psychologie v ekonomické praxi, dvojčíslo 3-4, s. 63-71.
  • Kollárik, T.; Müllner, J. a kol. (1983). Škála skupinovej atmosféry. Bratislava: Psychodiagnostické a didaktické testy.
  • Rubínová, D. (2006). Ergonomie. Brno: CERM.
  • Velkoprostorové kanceláře: revoluce nebo pohroma? (2004), Měsíčník HN, Moderní řízení, 4, 76-77.
  • Federation of the European Ergonomics Societies (FEES), http://www.fees-network.org
  • International Ergonomics Associacion (IEA), http://www.iea.cc
  • Michalík, D. (2008). Pohled na pracoviště typu Open Space. Moderní řízení, č. 8.
  • Výzkumný ústav bezpečnosti práce, v.v.i., http://www.vubp.cz
  • Otevřená kancelář: Velký bratr se dívá! Publikováno dne 20.4.2006 na http://zamestnani.idnes.cz/otevrena-kancelar-velky-bratr-se-diva-dws-/zamestnani.asp?c=A060420_482401_zamestnani_vra
  • Vtípil, Z. (2004). Sociální psychologie práce. Olomouc: FFUP.
  • Stanton, N.A. ; Hedge, A.; Brookhuis, K.; Salas, E.; Hendrick, H.W. (Eds.) (2005). Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics Methods. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press.
  • Kollárik, T. a kol. (1993). Škála sociálnej atmosféry v skupině. Bratislava: Psychodiagnostika.
  • Michalík, D. (2009). Ergonomie pro studenty psychologie. (vlastní text)
  • Open Space: šok z otevřeného prostoru. Publikováno dne 27.6.2006 na http://podnikani.idnes.cz/open-space-sok-z-otevreneho-prostoru-dwj-/firmy_rady.asp?c=A060711_103615_firmy_rady_vra
  • Moos, R.H. (1994). A social climate scale: Work environmental scale manual. Palo Alto, CA: Consulting Psychologists Press, Inc.
  • Lorko, M.; Jambrichová, Z. (1998). Ergonómia. Košice: TU.
  • Wiswede, G. (1995). Einführung in die Wirtschaftspsychologie. München: E.Reinhardt.
  • Grossman, R.J. (2002). Offices VS OPEN SPACE, HR Magazine, vol. 47, no. 9,
  • www.bozpinfo.cz
  • Státní zdravotní ústav, http://www.szu.cz
  • Müller, T. (2007). Workplace Violence - Násilí na pracovišti, Policista, 1, 12 - 13.
  • www.ergoweb.com
  • BEDRNOVÁ, Eva and Ivan NOVÝ. Psychologie a sociologie řízení. 3. rozš. a dopl. vyd. Praha: Management, 2007, 798 s. ISBN 9788072611690. info
  • KRATZ, Hans-Jürgen. Mobbing : jak ho rozpoznat a jak mu čelit. Vyd. 1. Praha: Management Press, 2005, 131 s. ISBN 8072611275. info
  • NAKONEČNÝ, Milan. Sociální psychologie organizace. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2005, 225 s. ISBN 802470577X. info
  • ŠTIKAR, Jiří, Milan RYMEŠ, Karel RIEGEL and Jiří HOSKOVEC. Psychologie ve světě práce. Vydání první. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2003, 461 stran. ISBN 8024604485. info
  • GILBERTOVÁ, Sylva and Oldřich MATOUŠEK. Ergonomie : optimalizace lidské činnosti. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2002, 239 s. ISBN 8024702266. info
  • PROVAZNÍK, Vladimír. Psychologie pro ekonomy a manažery. Praha: Grada, 2002, 226 s. ISBN 8024704706. info
  • CHUNDELA, Lubor. Ergonomie. 1. vyd. Praha: České vysoké učení technické, 1993, 219 s. : i. ISBN 80-01-00327-2. info
Teaching methods
Teaching is realized every week: lectures, discussion, presentation of researchs.
Assessment methods
Teaching is based on interactive lectures and seminars. Finalization: verbal coloquium.

Colloquium is on the basis processing homework „Optimal classroom“.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2009, recent)
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