Work Design in the Office

The course includes learning about concepts for office buildings, rooms and workplaces that meet requirements.
The course subject is the holistic interrelationships of working environments in the office, taking socio-technical aspects into account.
The content includes methods and procedures for designing, planning, and implementing innovative office solutions in a changing working environment.

The content is structured as follows:

• M01 - History of office work
• M02 - Changes in the world of work
• M03 - Significance and targets for work design in the office
• M04 - Forms and typologies of work
• M05 - The effects of office space
• M06 - Practical report from a company I Excursion
• M07 - Procedure for the conception of office environments

Lectures
The lecture "Work Design in the Office" will be offered online as a synchronous course in summer semester 2023. The current lecture and exercise dates can be viewed in Stud.IP.

Exercises
The current exercise dates can be viewed in Stud.IP.

Lectures notes
The lecture and exercise scripts are available in digital form in Stud.IP.

Examination

The written exam in SoSe 24 will take place on We, 17.07.2024 from 12.00 to 14.00 as a 90-minute attendance exam.

Here you can find the current examination schedule of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering.

Further information will be announced in the corresponding Stud.IP course.

In the event of contradictory statements, the dates of the examination schedule published by the Faculty apply.

Exam results

The examination results will be made available in Stud.IP.