Product Design: Introduction to Ergonomic Considerations
Offered By: Pluralsight
Course Description
Overview
Why is Ergonomics so important in product design? Learn how to practice Ergonomic principles and considerations in each of your product designs. Enroll now!
Ergonomic principles are applied to decrease the strain on a human body allowing them to work harder or for longer while remaining comfortable and avoiding injury. This course, Product Design: Introduction to Ergonomic Considerations, will help you begin implementing these principles into your design. First, you will see how to calculate static forces and understand how they can create injuries over time. Next, you will be exposed to some risk assessment best practices. Finally, you will get see some examples of good ergonomic design as it applies to display and control layouts for many types of workspaces. When you're finished with this course, you will be ready to correctly design for the majority of your users.
Ergonomic principles are applied to decrease the strain on a human body allowing them to work harder or for longer while remaining comfortable and avoiding injury. This course, Product Design: Introduction to Ergonomic Considerations, will help you begin implementing these principles into your design. First, you will see how to calculate static forces and understand how they can create injuries over time. Next, you will be exposed to some risk assessment best practices. Finally, you will get see some examples of good ergonomic design as it applies to display and control layouts for many types of workspaces. When you're finished with this course, you will be ready to correctly design for the majority of your users.
Syllabus
- Course Overview 1min
- Introduction to Ergonomics 12mins
- Risk of Injury 7mins
- Calculating Static Forces 20mins
- One Size Does Not Fit All 11mins
- Controls, Displays, and Workplace Considerations 24mins
Taught by
Robert Murdock
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