Skip to main content
Till KTH:s startsida

HN2018 Ergonomics for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders 7.5 credits

Administer About course

Information per course offering

Choose semester and course offering to see current information and more about the course, such as course syllabus, study period, and application information.

Termin

Course syllabus as PDF

Please note: all information from the Course syllabus is available on this page in an accessible format.

Course syllabus HN2018 (Autumn 2024–)
Headings with content from the Course syllabus HN2018 (Autumn 2024–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )

Content and learning outcomes

Course contents

  • Anthropometrics
  • Work physiology
  • Musculoskeletal disorders
  • Biomechanics and biomechanical calculations
  • Design of workplaces, products and aids

Intended learning outcomes

By the end of the course, the students should be able to:

  • understand and apply knowledge about human physical capacity, needs and limitations in work situations
  • describe the holistic interactions between humans and their work, and how this influences quality and effectiveness in the work system
  • describe and explain causes and prevention of musculoskeletal problems
  • explain the importance of work organization from a physiological perspective
  • give proposals of design of workplaces and equipment

Literature and preparations

Specific prerequisites

180 ECTS credits, in technical, natural or medical sciences or in human resource studies. English B/English 6.

Literature

You can find information about course literature either in the course memo for the course offering or in the course room in Canvas.

Examination and completion

Grading scale

A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Examination

  • SEM1 - Assignment and seminar, 2.5 credits, grading scale: P, F
  • TEN1 - Examination, 3.5 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
  • LAB1 - Laboratory work, 1.5 credits, grading scale: P, F

Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.

The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.

If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

Other requirements for final grade

Active participation in seminars, laboratory and other exercises

Written presentation of assignments

Examiner

Profile picture Catherine Trask

Ethical approach

  • All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
  • In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
  • In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.

Further information

Course room in Canvas

Registered students find further information about the implementation of the course in the course room in Canvas. A link to the course room can be found under the tab Studies in the Personal menu at the start of the course.

Offered by

CBH/Biomedical Engineering and Health Systems

Main field of study

Technology and Health

Education cycle

Second cycle