SE – 323: METHODS ENGINEERING
(TERM: 071 – 02) SYLLABUS
Instructor: Dr. Tahir Ayar Building: 22 & Room: 345
Phone: 860 – 4958 e-mail: [email protected]
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, Predetermined 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 %