| Session: | Topic | Objectives | Our work, your homework (and your remit) – for the following session |
| 1 | Vocab: anatomy and ergonomic issues | Acquire appropriate terms for ergonomics |
1. Introduction: Objective of the course 2.Let’s review anatomical terms first then describe a condition. 3. Let’s review common ergonomic issues, their causes, and the symptoms of the induced problems. Article p.9, let’s answer the questions. Then let’s go a bit further |
| 2 | Research | Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Study | Let’s build some literature review on a carpal tunnel syndrome study. 1. Let’s remind ourselves how to build the review (p.13). 2. Let’s do the job and thoroughly study Doc No 1 and take appropriate notes (p.14).  Please finish for next week by studying either: Doc No 2 or Doc No 3 |
| 3 | Synthesis | Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Study Literature review synthesis | Let’s review the notes you took for the document you chose and then, let’s build a synthesis, according to the following advice. In order to help you out, please use and download the following file: Draft writing useful expressions – lexicon.pdf. Help yourselves with Notes on Doc 1 |
| 4 | Abstract | Read through the lines | Let’s review a few of your syntheses. Finally, what is an abstract? Let’s try to draft an abstract from one of your syntheses (although this is not “real” research). Finally, just for the sake of it: let’s meet Emma Poor Emma! What a dystopic future! future issues: carpal tunnel, watery eyes, bent back/Spine… You have plenty of issues to address as ergonomists! |
| 5 | Written test | Assessment | N/A |