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Development and Evaluation of an Online Casebook for Teaching and Learning of Industrial Accidents

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The use of web based learning is becoming more common in educational institutes nowadays. An online casebook for improving the learning and teaching processes of industrial accident analysis was developed and evaluated in this project. The online casebook was developed with six main components: Analysis Model, Nature of Accident, Self-Checking, Glossary, Cost Estimation, and Industrial Statistic Analysis. Comprehensive ergonomics glossary, real life case studies, and some related web resources were provided in the courseware. It also contains self-checking for testing users’ general qualitative concepts and terminology and further strengthens their understanding of the subjects. The effectiveness of the online courseware was evaluated with a questionnaire survey with a group of 92 students. Results showed that the online casebook allows students to acquire the knowledge and techniques of industrial accident analysis in a methodical manner. This courseware is expected to be useful for the students, occupational health and safety professional, and safety engineers in enhancing their knowledge on occupation health and safety. The courseware also could serve as a reference for companies, education institutions, and governments when designing web-based training course.

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  1. Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management, City University of Hong Kong,  , Hong Kong

    Ke Chen & Alan Hoi Shou Chan

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  1. , Department of Multimedia Engineering, Mokpo National University, Dorim-ri, MuanGun 61, Chonnam, 534-729, Korea, Republic of (South Korea)

    Gi-Chul Yang

  2. , Unit 1, 1/F, International Association of Engineers, Hung To Road, Hong Kong, 37-39, Hong Kong SAR

    Sio-Iong Ao

  3. , Faculty of Information Sciences and Engi, University of Canberra, Building 11, Room A17, Bruce ACT, 2601, Australia

    Xu Huang

  4. , Calzada Tecnologico s/n, Tijuana Institute of Technology, Fracc. Tomas Aquino CP, Tijuana, 22379, Mexico

    Oscar Castillo

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Appendix

Evaluation of online casebook on industrial accident analysis

Please visit the above web site (http://www.cityu.edu.hk/meem/ergoweb) and try using the self-learning kit for 90 min before filling in this questionnaire. Put a tick in the appropriate box. After completion, please return to the mailbox of Dr Alan Chan.

 

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1. I thought I would like to use this courseware frequently

     

2. I found the courseware unnecessarily complex

     

3. I thought the courseware was easy to use

     

4. I thought that I would need the support from others to use this courseware

     

5. I found the various functions in this courseware were well integrated

     

6. I thought there was too much inconsistency in this courseware system

     

7. I would imagine that most people would learn to use this courseware very quickly

     

8. I found the courseware very cumbersome to use

     

9. I felt very confident using the courseware

     

10. I needed to learn a lot of things before I could get going with this courseware

     

11. I could understand and learn more effectively and efficiently the ergonomics issues of industrial accident analysis

     

12. I could learn the techniques of industrial accident analysis through a systematic and comprehensive task analysis procedure

     

13. Through action learning, I could learn in a flexible and interactive environment of the concepts and principles of industrial accident analysis with the structured real life cases

     

14. I could evaluate the effectiveness of my learning process through the series of self-conducting checkpoints and quizzes

     

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Chen, K., Chan, A.H.S. (2013). Development and Evaluation of an Online Casebook for Teaching and Learning of Industrial Accidents. In: Yang, GC., Ao, SI., Huang, X., Castillo, O. (eds) IAENG Transactions on Engineering Technologies. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 186. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5651-9_20

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