Ergonomics Teaching and Design: Experiences of Applying a Dynamic Workspace Design

: The current context of teaching ergonomics and design in higher education courses presents a series of challenges to the teacher: on the one hand there is the apparent distance between the conceptual discussions, subjective, inherent in the field of ergonomics and the recurring practical characteristic to the discipline of project; on the other, the great diversity of areas of training and interests of students can lead to misunderstanding the real importance of the area of ergonomics and design, possibly leading to lack of interest on the part of students. The present work presents the development of a work space design dynamics and the experiences derived from its application in the context of the teaching of the methodology of the Ergonomic Analysis of Work and the project of improvement subsequent to the analysis. The presented dynamics managed to articulate the concepts relevant to the theme, bringing theory and practice closer together and promoting a greater engagement of students in the learning process.