Advanced Work Design: Volunteer Work

3 credits · College of Engineering catalogue

Advisory Prerequisite: IOE 463 (C- or above); or graduate standing. Enforced Prerequisite: None. (3 credits) Volunteers provide valuable services that benefit all segments of society. Design of effective volunteer work must consider extreme age, education and physical ability variations of volunteers, work-settings and available tools. This course examines published studies of volunteer work, the application of ergonomic and work design tools and a first-hand volunteer experience.