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2º Semestre

Psicologia e Comportamento Motor

6.0

José Domingos de Jesus Carvalhais

The syllabus of this discipline integrates knowledge about work organization in the ergonomics perspective of the interaction man-system optimization. The organizational framework in which the human activity is performed is characterized as well as the associated factors of painfulness.

1. Basic concepts about work organization and ergonomics
2. Theoretical perspectives about organizations
3. Models of work organization and associated factors of painfulness
4. Working time organization
5. Collective work organization

Due to the theoretical and practical components of the course, the assessment is composed by two parts: a) one practical report with oral presentation and discussion, focused in cases from the theoretical course, aiming at the use and thinking about the obtained knowledge for its integration; b) written exam. The theoretical component accounts for 60% of the final result and the practical component for 40%.

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