IE 486  Work Analysis and Design II

Spring 2001, TR 9:30 in WTHR 320

Prof. Barrett Caldwell

ph: 4-5412; email: bcaldwel@ecn.purdue.edu

Office Hours: T 11-12:30, W 1-2:30 in GRIS 228D

The texts for this course are as follows (all books available at Follett's):

Main Text:

Rouse, W. (1991).  Design for Success: A human-centered approach to successful products and systems.  New York: John Wiley & Sons. (R)

Additional Texts:

Brooks, F. P. (1995).  The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on software engineering (20th Anniversary Edition).  Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley. (B)

Corlett, E. N., and Clark, T. S. (1995).   The Ergonomics of Workspaces and Machines: A design manual.  London: Taylor & Francis.  (CC)

Lecture Notes and Additional Readings will be made available electronically

 

Syllabus and Class Schedule:

Date

Topic

Reading
Jan 9 Course Introduction: Systems Definitions R, ch 1; CC, pp 1-15
Jan 11 Systems Engineering and Systems Design  R, ch 2; B, ch 1-3
Jan 16 MOVIE DAY:  Work Design Satellite Presentation R, ch 3
Jan 18 Project 1 Introduction:  Client Presentation and Discussion B, ch 5-7, 16
Jan 23 Systematic Observation and Analysis R, ch  5
Jan 25 Observational and Subjective Tools: Questionnaires and Interviews R, pp 35-39, 55-59
Jan 30 Stages of Human Performance; Behavioral Mapping R, ch 7
Feb 1 Project 1 Progress and Class Discussion (Project Management Focus)
Project Summary Drafts Due		 R, ch 10; B, ch 8, 11, 12, 14 
Feb 6 Cognitive Activity and Behavior:Human Information Processing TBA
Feb 8 Technical Writing and Communication B, ch 6, 10, 13, 15
Feb 13 Team Meetings (no lecture) Schedule appointments
Feb 15 Mapping of System Flows: Timing and Tolerances CC, pp 17-47

Feb 20-22

Project 1 Due; Peer Reviews
Feb 27 Task Dynamics and Performance Loading R, ch 8, 9
Mar 1 Cognitive Activity and Behavior: Signals, Biases, and Decisions CC, pp73-99
Mar 6 Project 1 Revisited Client TBA
Mar 8 Integration of Tools and Processes R, ch 10; B, ch 14, 16; CC ch 6, 7

Mar 13-15

SPRING BREAK -- NO CLASSES
Mar 20 Organizational Design and Management 1: Information Systems Integration B, ch 17-19
Mar 22 Project 2 Introductions (IE; DAC; MED; ANES)

Mar 27

MIDSEMESTER EXAM
Mar 29 Conflicts and other Ethical Concerns in Project Implementation R, ch 6; B, ch 18
Apr 3 Exam Review Exam handed back
Apr 5 Project 2 Statistics Refresher TBA
Apr 10 MOVIE DAY: TBA
Apr 12 Statistics Consulting / Team Meetings (no lecture)
Project 2 Summary Drafts Due		 Schedule appointments
Apr 17 Organizational Design and Management 2 TBA
Apr 19 Project Pre-panic Meetings (no lecture) Schedule appointments
Apr 24 General Discussion TBA

Apr 26

PROJECT 2 DUE

May 1-3

Final Presentations

 

NOTE the due dates of "gradable exercises":

 

Feb 1:  Project 1 Summary Drafts (10% of grade)

Feb 20: Project 1 Due (20% of grade)

Feb 22: Peer Reviews of Project 1 (5% of grade)

Mar 27: Exam (15% of grade)

Apr 12: Project 2 Summary Drafts (10% of grade)

Apr 26: Project 2 Due (20% of grade)

May 1-3:  Final Presentations (15% of grade)

(5% is retained for class participation and other factors.  There is no final exam.)