Course Information

Semester	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	T+P+L	Credit	Number of ECTS Credits	Last Updated Date
3	ENM205	İş Etüdü	3+0+0	3	4	11.11.2026

Course Details

Language of Instruction	Turkish
Level of Course Unit	Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program	Industrial Engineering
Type of Program	Formal Education
Type of Course Unit	Compulsory
Course Delivery Method	Face To Face
Objectives of the Course	To increase productivity within a business, to ensure the selection of the most appropriate method for the optimal use of scarce resources, and to establish a foundation for production planning activities and wage systems by determining the time required for tasks to be performed.
Course Content	Definition and purpose of work study; the relationship between work study and management; the concept and purpose of method study, and the charts used in method study; the concept, purpose, and techniques of time study, including the determination of auxiliary times; and the determination of the number of observations.
Course Methods and Techniques	Face-to-face instruction Sample applications of method study Sample applications of time study
Prerequisites and co-requisities	None
Course Coordinator	None
Name of Lecturers	Asist Prof.Dr. Şakire Nesli Demircioğlu nesli.demircioglu@hku.edu.tr
Assistants	None
Work Placement(s)	No

Recommended or Required Reading

Resources	Lecturer ` s notes
Course Notes	Weekly lecture notes prepared by the faculty member.

Course Category

Mathematics and Basic Sciences	%10
Engineering	%90

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria

In-Term Studies	Quantity	Percentage
Mid-terms	1	% 40
Assignment	1	% 10
Final examination	1	% 50
Total	3	% 100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration	Total Work Load
Course Duration	15	3	45
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud	14	4	56
Assignments	1	16	16
Mid-terms	1	1,5	1,5
Final examination	1	1,5	1,5
Total Work Load			Number of ECTS Credits 4 120

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Bilgi
3	The student understands the concept of productivity.
4	The student acquires fundamental knowledge about production planning concepts.

Beceri
1	The student knows how any task can be performed in the most appropriate way.
2	The student knows how to examine the work done with a critical eye.
5	The student acquires fundamental knowledge regarding the concepts of compensation systems.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Topics	Materials
1	Basic information regarding work study; principles and scope of work study	Lecturer ` s notes
2	The definition and importance of productivity, factors that lead to increased costs in businesses, the impact of productivity on society and living standards, and productivity calculations	Lecturer ` s notes
3	The concept, history, and objectives of method study	Lecturer ` s notes
4	Problem-solving techniques, Pareto analysis, fishbone diagram, Gantt chart, PERT	Lecturer ` s notes
5	The Gilbreths ` contributions to method study, the concepts of the cyclegraph and chronocyclegraph, and the definition and scope of micromotion study	Lecturer ` s notes
6	The concept of a process diagram, the symbols used, the general characteristics of the diagram, and example diagrams.	Lecturer ` s notes
7	Illustration of concepts such as man-machine charts, activity charts, and flow diagrams, along with example applications using these charts	Lecturer ` s notes
8	Midterm exam
9	Standard time calculation using the stop-watch method, types of stop-watches: Laboratory Timer BS 3138 (Standard for Work Study and Time Measurement) and the ILO Guide to Work Study Practice	Lecturer ` s notes
10	Calculating standard time using work sampling techniques	Lecturer ` s notes
11	Standard time calculation using predetermined time techniques	Lecturer ` s notes
12	Motion Economy, techniques for determining the number of observations	Lecturer ` s notes
13	Methods for determining the work pace factor and job analysis	Lecturer ` s notes
14	The relationships of job evaluation and compensation systems concepts with work study	Lecturer ` s notes
15	Implementation projects

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	P3	P4
All	4	4
In3
In4
Sk1
Sk2
Sk5

Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant