| Session: | Topic | Objectives | Our work, your homework (and your remit) – for the following session |
| 1 | The Invictus Games: The undefeated & the assault course of exceptional people. Symbol & Values | British & South African cultural insights. | Introduction to Invictus! (part 1) (and part 2)  |
| 2 | The Invictus Games: a challenge for ergonomics | Ergonomic innovation – 2020 Games | Stevin Creegan’s case (Part 1 of the course): Small step and big impact! Let’s answer the questions (p9) Project: Chop chop! Work in groups… Please jot down your ideas about the physical problem you will be focusing on. For next week: Work on your project! Describe the physical problem – its causes |
| 3 | YOU DO 1. Building your scenario: questioning and defining the problem | Questioning for information = information gathering stage | Back to work: A. Let’s resume last week course and view the video on leg length discrepancy (Part 2 of the course) Let’s answer the questions p.10 Fun time: B. Expressing pain Time to sing a song! For next week: 1. Please watch the rest of the video on leg length discrepancies (from 2:58 onwards) and take notes about the various ways of finding out about a discrepancy 2. Please browse the vocab p.13-17 and write down the terms you may use to explain and describe the physical condition your scenario will be based on. 3. Please have a look at the various situations in your handbook (also on part 2 of the course and try to describe the pain, the symptoms, the potential causes) – use your notes in your project, detailing the consequences of the physical problem |
| 4 | YOU DO 2. Describing the problem | Explaining the problem with the appropriate professional terms | Back to work: let’s see what you have come up with -> Describing a condition (part 2 of the course) Now let’s go through further problems, terms, and notions – Part 1 of the course Let’s read the article and answer the questions p21 & 22 For next week: Work on your project! Let the person express his/her pain (a bit of humour is well allowed :)) |
| 5 | YOU DO 3. Correcting the posture | Making recommendations to correct the wrong posture | Back to work: let’s drive the nail home and close our topic on problem description (Part 2) by answering questions p.22 Now let’s move on to the solution/recommendations stage Let’s read the text and write down the vocab For next week: Work on your project: focus on the solution you recommend. Be very technical and accurate (as future ergonomists should) but also highlight the economic benefits of your solution as you aim to be convincing |
| 6 | 4. LET’S THINK Prevention & Enhanced capabilities | What sectors and jobs suffer the most from MSDs? Prevention and augmentation via exoskeletons | Back to work: A. Let’s check your answers to questions p.25-26 B. Let’s move on and see what industries and sectors are more affected by MSDs Let’s check on the vocab, then answer questions p.29-30 For next week: Finalise your project! |
| 7 | PROJECT PRESENTATION (second hour) | ||
| 8 | PROJECT PRESENTATION |