Work Science and Work Study

 

F.W. Taylor promoted the idea that shop managers have to make efforts and develop science for each element of work that they are managing. The science develops the relations between various characteristics or parameters of the work and the quality and productivity of work.

Even though today we may feel science development is done researchers with PhD qualifications, F.W. Taylor in during the period 1883 to 1915 gave that responsibility of managers. No doubt during that period, science has not yet gone into the hands of PhD degree holders. Development science and many inventions were done by amateur scientists and inventors.

Supervisors have to given knowledge of the available work science. Work Study which is study of work being done at a point in time to improve the element, operation and process is based on the work science and its creative application.

Human Work Science - the work, organisation and society of the future

Published: 11 May 2011

The research group Human Work Science is part of the Division Humans and Technology. Since 1974, we have conducted research and education within human work science in both technical and social science sectors.

Today, Human Work Science employs 25 researchers and teachers, including 8 PhD-students. In addition, one guest professor and four adjunct professors and four PhD-students with external employment are related to the research group.

The research is interdisciplinary, with close cooperation between engineers and sociologists. Many research projects are carried out together with the other research topics in the Division of Humans and Technology or other research groups, both nationally and internationally. Some of the projects are theoretical, while others are more applied. The projects are often need-driven, conducted in collaboration with stakeholders in the society. The research deals with industrial companies, service companies and other organizations and stakeholders in the private, public and voluntary sectors. We currently have projects in the areas of mining, construction, manufacturing, health care and secondary and vocational education. Our research is funded by various governmental research funds, sometimes with partial funding from businesses and other organizations. We also have projects funded by the EU (Horizon 2020).

Postgraduate education is a high priority and so far Human Work Sciences has examined 104 doctors. Our PhD-students typically work in one or more of our research projects and write her/his articles and thesis as part of this.

Our teaching in the master of science program in Industrial Design Engineering deals with production design with a human work science base, i.e. development of technology and organization for sustainable and efficient production systems with good work environment. We also have bachelor and master programs in sociology (with specializations in human work science, HRM and investigation). We also do commissioned programs in several of our areas.

https://www.ltu.se/research/subjects/arbetsvetenskap/Arbetsvetenskap-1.78984?l=en

https://www.ltu.se/research/subjects/arbetsvetenskap/Mer-om-Arbetsvetenskap-1.3561?l=en

https://www.gu.se/en/socav

Forst Work Science and Engineering

Scientific and practical approaches

The department is concerned with research and university teaching in the fields of forestry ergonomics and forestry process engineering. This involves the analysis, evaluation and design of production processes and production systems for the sustainable management and use of forests and landscapes with special consideration of the people involved in the work process. Ergonomics and process technology thus contribute to the successful implementation of land use and forest planning objectives. The overall objective is not only to make the necessary processes and systems resource-efficient, ergonomic and safe at work, but also socially and environmentally compatible.

https://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/520577.html