Research Methods and Statistics (RMS): Ergonomics

ERGO 6002
Closed
Fanshawe College
London, Ontario, Canada
Karen Hoodless
Professor - Fanshawe College
5
Timeline
  • September 28, 2020
    Experience start
  • October 7, 2020
    Project Scope Meeting
  • December 20, 2020
    Final Presentations
  • December 20, 2020
    Experience end
Experience
8/8 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any
Any industries
Categories
Data analysis Communications
Skills
ergonomic analysis office and industrial ergonomics research methods data analysis literature reviews
Student goals and capabilities

Fanshawe College’s Advanced Ergonomic Studies (AES) 2020/2021 cohort of graduate students (and professors) will be challenged to learn, work and study in incredibly unique and innovative ways. To keep them safe yet engaged, we are looking to provide them with meaningful “remote” research projects that will help build their ergonomics research and analytical skills.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, student projects will only occur virtually.

Students
Graduate
Any level
40 Students
Project
40 hours per Student
Students self-assign
Teams of 5
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Deliverables will vary depending on the scope of the project.

Project deliverables normally include but are not limited to:

  • Up to an hour presentation summarizing key findings
  • 5-10 page journal-ready paper/report including a literature review, research methodology outline, analysis methods on the data collected, summary of results, discussion and conclusion.
Project timeline
  • September 28, 2020
    Experience start
  • October 7, 2020
    Project Scope Meeting
  • December 20, 2020
    Final Presentations
  • December 20, 2020
    Experience end
Project Examples

Use a small group of our AES students to conduct an online survey-based ergonomics research project with your company. Our students will work remotely with your organization and under the guidance of a company mentor and Fanshawe faculty member Karen Hoodless (Professor of Research Methods and Statistics). This RMS course was designed to prepare students to conduct research and produce academic writing as it applies to the field of ergonomics. Therefore, the virtual research activities will be expected to align with the workplace expectations of an ergonomics consultant or company ergonomist developing an ergonomics study of your work environment.

Emphasis will be placed on the research and development/design of the survey (with the help and approval of the company representative and course instructor), a review of relevant industry literature, data collection, analyzing the responses, and presenting the data back to your organization in an effective and efficient manner (i.e. scientific paper and online presentation).

Examples of possible research projects that students would be able to complete may include, but are not limited to:

• Work demands and discomfort surveys/questionnaires (e.g. working from home, job-specific). Use the following link to view an example of a similar research project and presentation by Dr. Steve Fisher (U. of Waterloo) on Green Ergonomics: Understanding MSD Hazard Exposures Within the Wind Energy Sector:

• Comparing work demands before and after job modifications

• Conduct product comparisons (e.g. ergo assessment software, tools, keyboards, mice, sit/stand desks, etc.)

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Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Be available to attend the student's final presentations virtually.

Provide support and resources to the student researchers as needed.

Providing a dedicated contact who will act as the student's primary supervisor over the duration of the virtual project. A secondary contact should be provided as a backup. Students will interact virtually with their primary contact on a weekly basis, or as needed.

Connecting with the Course Instructor to confirm the scope is an appropriate fit for the course.