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SE – 323: METHODS ENGINEERING (TERM: 071 – 02) SYLLABUS. Instructor: Dr. Tahir Ayar Building : 22 & Room: 345 Phone : 860 – 4958 e-mail : atahir@kfupm.edu.sa Office Hours: Saturday & Monday 2:10 – 3:00 pm or by appointment
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SE – 323: METHODS ENGINEERING (TERM: 071 – 02) SYLLABUS Instructor: Dr. TahirAyarBuilding: 22 & Room: 345 Phone: 860 – 4958 e-mail: atahir@kfupm.edu.sa Office Hours: Saturday & Monday 2:10 – 3:00 pm or by appointment Text:Niebel, Benjamin & Freivalds, Andris Methods, Standards, & Work Design, McGraw Hill, 11th edition, 2003
References: • Introduction to Work Study, ILO Publication, 1992. • Motion and Time Study for Lean Manufacturing, Prentice Hall, Third Edition, 2002 • Work Systems and the Methods, Measurement, and Management of Work, Prentice Hall, 2007 Course Description: • History of method design and work measurement, methods design, process analysis, operation analysis. Introduction to human engineering, standardization, work measurement, pre-determined motion time system, standard data, work sampling.
Course Objectives: • Students develop an understanding of the appropriate use of work measurement data; learn the correct procedures to establish a valid performance standard data, and the application of human factors to method studies in order to improve productivity within a given organization with the integration of sound work methods and measurement techniques within the total management structure. • Students learn how to observe work in a systematic and disciplined way with the general objective of improving work methods and working conditions. • Students learn specific work measurement methodologies: Time Study, Work Sampling, Pre-determined Time Systems
Course Topics: Work Systems; Manual Work and Worker-Machine Systems; Methods Engineering and Operations Analysis; Methods, Standards, and Work Design; Problem Solving Tools; Motion and Time Study; The Economics and Applications of Time Standards; Work Measurement and Productivity; Work Study; The Human Factor in the application of work study; Method Study and selection of the jobs; Movement of workers in workplace; Work Sampling; Time study; Allowances; Performance Rating; Pre-Determined time standards; Standard Data.
Attendance: • Attendance is compulsory. Justified absences should be discussed with the instructor preferably before the fact. Each unexcused absence will cause to loose one (1) point out of 100. Grading: • Final grade (KFUPM standard grading scheme will be used) will be weighted as follows;
Grading • 1st Mid-term exam . 25 % …. Date: Sunday, October 28, 2007 @ 7:00 pm • 2nd Mid-term exam . 25 % …..Date: Sunday, December 9, 2007 @ 7:00 pm • Quizzes (4) ……......10 % …. Mondays of Sept 24th, October 22nd, November 19th, and December 3rd, • Attendance …………5 % • Lab Work.. …… …..10 % • Final exam … ……..25 % Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008 @ 7:30 am [Comprehensive]. • Total ………… …..100 %