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IE 327: Introduction to Work Design
(This website will not be maintained after 5/12/07. PSU students enrolled in IE 327,
please go to IE327 on 
ANGEL)

 
 

Course Description: Work design and measurement, applied to manufacturing and service industries, so as to improve worker performance, health and safety (and maintain productivity). 
Prerequisite: IE 302 - Engineering Economy (may be taken concurrently with IE 327)
Textbook: Methods, Standards and Work Design, by B. W. Niebel and A. Freivalds, 11th ed,McGraw-Hill, 2003.
Instructor: Dr. Andris Freivalds
Email: axf@psu.edu
Phone: 863-2361; Fax: 863-4745 
Office: 213 Leonhard Bldg. 
Office Hours: MW 9:05-11:00 AM or by Appt.
(This course is now also offered on-line)
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Teaching Assistant: Lorna Cintron
Email: lrc166@psu.edu
Phone: 865-8023
Office: 207 Leonhard Bldg. 
Office Hours:  T Th 9:00-11:00 AM
Lorna Cintron
     
ABET
Outcomes
Covered:
1.1 - Analyze and design both the job and the worksite in a cost-effective manner, as well as measure the resulting output.
5.3 - Understand professional and ethical responsibility.
5.4 - Understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context.


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