Final Assignment - Individual Project

Submit to: Final Assignment submission folder. You can also access submission folders by clicking Assignment on the course navigation bar.

Value: 35% of the final grade.

Description

Ideally, for this assignment, you would complete a real-world evaluation of an operation. If that is possible in your region, I encourage you to do that. However, if this is not possible due to the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions, you will be required to create a full mock assessment.

Directions

Outline real world evaluation

You will pick a real-world operation that can be an industrial or home based task

Provide video, pictures or diagrams of the workstation and a list of all job related information I.e. cycle time, shift length, weights of parts, tools list, injury stats, why this job is being assessed etc.

See videotaping tips below

Please save your video as .mp4 and submit it with your assignment as a separate file

You will create a job outline with specific tasks that the worker completes and select the appropriate tool(s) to evaluate the Ergonomic risk associated with the task

Next, you will need to develop 5 solutions or improvement ideas to address the Ergonomic risks associated with the operation.

When possible, provide as much detail in the solutions as you can. Include details from the Design Guidelines section of the course; if purchasing new equipment, you should go on-line and actually source the specific equipment you want to purchase and include price details, vendors, etc.

You need to provide a cost justification section that supports your improvement ideas.

Finally, you will create a formal assessment report, in one document, that includes the information above and submit this report in the assignment submission folder.

The goal is to completely assess and solve a real world issue. Any details that are required to complete an assessment should be included (and gathered as part of your job review).

If you cannot complete a real world assessment complete a mock-up evaluation

You will create a mock assessment of a real-world operation.

The operation can be an office or industrial based.

You dont have to create an actual physical mock-up, but you need pictures or diagrams of the workstation. For this, feel free to use any means at your disposal (search on-line, use past materials from other courses, etc.). Include a list of all job-related information I.e. cycle time, shift length, weights of parts, tools list etc. (this is a mock-up so this is up to you)

You will create a job outline with specific tasks that the worker completes and select the appropriate tool(s) to evaluate the Ergonomic risk associated with the task.

Next, you will need to develop 5 solutions or improvement ideas to address the Ergonomic risk associated with the operation.

When possible, provide as much detail in the solutions as you can. Include details from the Design Guidelines section of the course; if purchasing new equipment, you should go on-line and actually source the specific equipment you want to purchase and include price details, vendors, etc.

You need to provide a cost justification section that supports your improvement ideas.

Finally, you will create a formal assessment report, in one document, that includes the information above and submit this report in the assignment submission folder.

NOTE: to clarify, this is a MOCK assessment. Any details that are required to complete an assessment are up to you to develop/create. The goal is to create a real-world scenario and COMPLETE the assessment project.

Videotaping Tips

Some tips when you are videotaping a job are:

Capture at least two different angles

Side view

Front or rear view

Overhead view

Video both wide-angle and close-up

Take as much as you can as it is always better to take too much than too little

Record all aspects of the job

Record different working conditions(if applicable)

Record at least 3 cycles of the job

Assessment Report

Report Outline

Your report will include:

Title Page

Introduction

Task outline, job data and description

Risk Evaluation

Recommendations/Improvement Ideas

Cost Justification

Program Recommendations

References (tools, articles and resources you use in your report)