Syllabus academic year 2007/2008
REHABILITATION ENGINEERINGTNX097

Higher education credits: 7,5. Grading scale: TH. Level: G2 (First level). Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish. TNX097 overlap following cours/es: TNS120, TNX096, TNS120 och TNX096. Optional for: C4, C4da, D4, E4mt, F3, F3mt, M4, MD4. Course coordinator: Håkan Neveryd, university instructor, hakan.neveryd@certec.lth.se. Prerequisites: At least 90 credits awarded or credited within the Master of Science Programme. The course might be cancelled if the numer of applicants is less than 15. The number of participants is limited to 35 Selection criteria: Credits remaining for degree completion according to Ladok 19 June. Assessment: The assessment will be based on individual and group work. A grade of 3 will be given to students who pass individual compulsory assignments, the take-home exam, project work and interface analysis in groups. Further information: The course includes lectures delivered in the classroom and over the Internet. Home page: http://www.certec.lth.se/ak.

Aim
The course aims to be an eye-opener as to how technology can create possibilities for people with disabilities. Knowledge about the technology user, user interfaces and the ability to understand the process as a whole will be important characteristics of an engineer in the design process of the future.

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must

Contents
The course deals with the possibilities that technology offers people with the following disabilities:

Literature
Jönsson, B et al: Människonära design. Studentlitteratur 2005. ISBN:978-91-44-04494-1.
Also available in English:
Jönsson, B (ed.): Design Side by Side. Studentlitteratur 2006. ISBN:978-91-44-01936-9.
Internet links.