The Ohio State University Sample Courses
Industrial & Systems Engineering (http://www-iwse.eng.ohio-state.edu/)
503 Work Physiology and Biomechanics in Work Design (3)
Investigations of the physiological and biomechanical aspects of work design; anthropometry, biomechanical analysis, physio-control models, and work rest cycles applied to the workplace.
603 Principles of Occupational Biomechanics and Industrial Ergonomics (3)
In-depth treatment of occupational biomechanics and industrial ergonomics to provide transition to more advanced research-oriented topics.
694E Ergonomic Techniques for the Control of Upper Extremity Musculoskeletal Disorders in the Workplace (4)
Study and critical examination of currently used ergonomic assessment tools for the evaluation of injury risk to the hands, wrists, and upper extremity. This course is geared to practitioners who have job responsibilities pertaining to worker safety and health.
694F Ergonomic Techniques for the Control of Low Back Disorders in the Workplace (4)
Evaluation and control of low back disorder risk in the design of industrial workplaces. Analysis technique will be demonstrated and discussed relative to the strengths and weaknesses of each technique. The biological/biomechanical basis of each tool will be considered as well as the evidence for risk control and validity of the tool.
671 Industrial Accident Prevention and Control (3)
Industrial safety practices; OSHA; models of accident phenomena; measurement, inspection, and control of unsafe behavior and conditions; design of loss control programs. Student projects.
672 Analysis and Design of Workplace Environments (4)
Measurement of environmental parameters including noise, heat, gases, particulates, and light, and their effect on human productivity; design of engineering controls; laboratory includes industrial surveys.
673 Introduction to Cognitive Systems Engineering (3)
Methodology for design of person-machine systems; psychological aspects of human performance; design of displays and control, human computer interactions, and human information processing.
716 Clinical Ergonomics and Management of Industrial Injuries (3)
The multi-disciplinary concepts and methods to accelerate return-to-work, enhance worker capability, job analysis, pre-placement tests, reduce injury and compliance with the regulations will be emphasized.
717 Practice-Oriented Ergonomics (3)
The practical and theoretical development of concepts and methodologies to be used for ergonomic evaluation of work will be emphasized with the goal of preventing injuries.
718 Intermediate Occupational Biomechanics (3)
Biomechanics of connective tissues and the principles of rigid and defamable body mechanics for developing analysis tools for evaluating human operators within the work place.
719 Advanced Occupational Biomechanics (3)
Engineering principles of occupational biomechanics supplemented with biomechanical models of various industrial tasks.
774 Human-Computer Interaction in Complex Systems (3)
Design of human-computer interfaces for applications such as cockpits, process control rooms, space applications, and information retrieval; students will design an interface for an actual system.
775 Cognitive Engineering Methods (3)
Class teaches the theory and practice of methods in cognitive engineering, including protocol analysis, knowledge elicitation for intelligent systems, and cognitive task analysis.
817 Advanced Seminar in Cognitive Engineering (3)
Advanced seminar on contemporary topics dealing with engineering applications of cognitive psychology, artificial intelligence, and linguistics; topic areas include human-computer interactions, the design of information retrieval systems, and mental models of complex systems.
818 Advanced Models in Human Factors Engineering (3)
Advanced study in applied models used in human factors engineering; topics include models of human error, workload measurement and evaluation, risk acceptance, and performance under work paced and environmental stress.
819 Advanced Topics in Biomedical Ergonomics (3)
Advanced study of state of the art biomechanic evaluation methods applied to ergonomic problems; topics include hand tool evaluation, low back injury, electro-physiology, and anthropometry.
820 Human Error (3)
Psychology of human error and contribution of human error to disasters in high-risk systems.
829 Dynamic Biomechanical Lab Analysis for Occupational Low Back Disorder (4)
Builds upon theoretical information developed in Ind Eng 819. Provides link between theoretical biodynamic logic and laboratory measurement in assessment of occupational biomechanical issues for occupational low back disorder.
839 Biodynamic Measurement Tools Used in Research (4)
Builds upon theoretical information from 819. Links theoretical biodynamic logic and laboratory measurements in assessment of occupational biomechanical issues for measurement tools used in research.
849 Risk Assessment for Musculoskeletal Disorders (4)
Builds upon theoretical information from 819. Links theoretical biodynamic logic and laboratory measurements in assessment of occupational biomechanical issues for musculoskeletal disorders.
859 Modeling Upper Extremity Cumulative Trauma Disorder (4)
Builds upon theoretical information from 819. Links theoretical biodynamic logic and laboratory measurements in assessment of occupational biomechanical issues for upper extremity cumulative trauma disorders.
871 Man-Machine Systems Research (3)
Advanced work in special research topics in man-machine systems.
Anatomy & Medical Education ( http://medicine.osu.edu/ame/)
693 Individual Studies, Gross Anatomy & Dissection (3)
Designed to enable the student to pursue a minor investigation in some anatomical field of choice.
Education: Physical Activity and Educational Services
(http://www.coe.ohio-state.edu/paes/)
360 Kinesiology (4)
A study of functional anatomy and biomechanics and their application to human movement.
660.01 Introductory Labs in Exercise Physiology (1)
Selected laboratory experiences to include cardiovascular and muscle function testing.
662 Analyzing Jobs and Tasks in Workforce Education (3)
Systematic investigation of data collection and analysis procedures used to determine the content of technical skill jobs.
757 Aspects of Human Resource Development in Workforce Education (3)
Frameworks and practices related to human resource development in workforce education.
802 Creating an Accessible World (3)
802.04 Muscle Structure and Function: Overload and Disuse (4)
Muscle structure and function as related to normal physiology, overload, disuse, and exercise.
811 Performance Analysis (formerly Occupational Analysis) (3)
Development and utilization of procedures used in analyzing a technical occupation for teaching content.
817 Designing Training for Business and Industry (3)
The systematic development of instructional programs for business and industry; role of the instructional developer in business and industry will also be examined.
826 New and Emerging Assistive Technologies for Individuals with Disabilities (3)
Interdisciplinary course covering applications of technology to meet the functional needs of individuals in mobility, manipulation, communication, and cognition and learning.
Mechanical Engineering (http://www.mecheng.ohio-state.edu/)
687 Introduction to Design in Biomedical Engineering (3)
Introduction of engineering students to design problems in bio-medical engineering; analysis in bio-mechanics, bio-fluid mechanics, diffusion, and elementary physiology.
787 Biomechanics (3)
Discrete mass and continuum mechanics; description of biological materials; biodynamics of limb and gross body motions; various models for injury to head, neck and torso.
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation ( http://medicine.osu.edu/pmr/)
736 Clinical and Physiologic Bases of Physical Treatment (3)
The indications for, and choice of, physical modalities.
750 Natural History of Disability (3)
An analysis of the nature, patterns and evaluation of disability, the processes involved, and the factors influencing its course.
760 Basic Prosthetics and Orthotics (3)
IIn-depth study of prosthetics and orthotics including evaluation of the patient, indications for fitting of specific devices, and components, fabrication techniques, and follow-up.
770 Instrumentation, Neurophysiology, Clinical Aspects of Electromyography (3)
IIn-depth study of the instrumentation and correlation of neurophysiology and clinical aspects of electromyography, including excitable membranes, biological potentials, and nerve stimulation in clinical disorders.
Psychology (http://www.psy.ohio-state.edu/ )
603 Visual Perception (3)
Principles, theories, and methods relevant to the study of visual perception; emphasis on the availability and usefulness of visual information.
606 High-Level Vision (4)
Visual perception of solid shape, models of object recognition, perception of self-motion and of action.
612 Introduction to Cognitive Science (3)
Cognitive science is an interdisciplinary study of the nature of human thought; psychological, philosophical, linguistic, and artificial intelligence approaches to knowledge representation.
619 Visual Information Processing (5)
Rapid visual decisions: how the visual representation is formed, stored, and interpreted, enabling one to read, drive, and look for and compare visual objects.
620 Human Performance (5)
Research and theory on perceptual, cognitive, and motor processes that limit performance; topics include memory, attention, pattern discrimination, motor control.
625 Introduction to Auditory Perception (3)
Theory and research in auditory perception; traditional psychoacoustic and new ecological approaches.
814 Psychological Issues in Knowledge Representation (3)
Psychological approaches to how knowledge is represented by humans, including empirical and architectural constraints, format differences, generalization abilities, and development of representations.
815 Decision Processes (4)
IIntroductory course in the application of statistical decision theory as a normative model and analytic technique in the experimental study of cognitive processes.
816 Human Performance Theory (4)
Research and theory on the discrete and on the continuous cases of human information processing; topics include input processes, central processing functions, and output processes.
Public Health (http://sph.osu.edu/)
701 Design and Analysis of Comparative Biomedical Research I (4)
Theory and application of basic statistical concepts as they affect design of biomedical research, integrated with application of computer statistical packages.
702 Biostatistics and Computers in Medical Research (4)
Review of the fundamental concepts of biostatistics, including more complex analysis of variance designs, integrated with application of computer statistical packages.
703 A Problem-Oriented Approach to Biostatistics (4)
The employment of actual health-related problems to illustrate the use of computers and applied statistical methods important to epidemiologists and other health professionals.
711 Epidemiology I (4)
Principles of epidemiology with special emphasis on methods employed in current epidemiologic studies.
712 Epidemiology II (4)
Design of epidemiologic studies of major health problems; review of key studies; application of epidemiologic data to public health programs and medical care delivery.
713 Epidemiology in Environmental Health (4)
Principles and application of epidemiologic methods in the investigation and control of health problems stemming from environmental hazards.
761 Behavioral Epidemiology (4)
A review of the epidemiological literature that examines the relationship between behavioral factors, theories of stress, and disease processes.
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