Laboratory of efficient communication (contact person: Ing. Peter Szabó, PhD., email: peter.szabo@stuba.sk)
The laboratory is built to develop personality characteristics of employees and students with the aim at planning their communication skills development. Effective communication within the organisation is one of the essentials of its successful operation as it forms mutual relationships of individual employees and students. Communication is thebasic tool of assessing people, their motivation and controlling, therefore, the managers should manage the principles of effective communication, improve their communication skills, and manage efficient communication techniques.
The laboratory provides the possibility (space) for improving and implementation of the activities in the following fields:
- improvement of employees´ comunication skills level,
- correction of imperfections in verbal and non-verbal communication,
- improvement of selfconfidence in different communication situations,
- educational activities for employees,
- utilisation of premises for meetings and negotiations with the representatives of industrial practice.
Laboratory of Work Analysis - Ergonomic laboratory (contact person: Ing. Petra Marková, PhD., email: petra.markova@stuba.sk)
The ergonomic laboratory of the Institute of Industrial Engineering and Mangement is situated in room no. T02 2.205 and provides the space for modelling and evaluating the relations in the human-machine subsystem on physical and virual models of analysed workplaces and work situations. The activities applicable in the Ergonomic laboratory are as listed below:
- pedagogical activities – in the laboratory it is possible to carry out laboratory exercises from the following subjects:Ergonomics, Basics of Industrial Engineering – part of Ergonomics, and Analysis, Measurement and Rationalisation of Work.The training in the laboratory is limited to a lower capacity of students so that the practical exercises with the laboratory equipment is effective. At the same time, the laboratory provides space for trainings and courses for practice, e.g. for ergonomists, plant managers, constructors, industrial designers, safety technicians, experts in public health and preventive occupational medicine.
- Research activities – in the laboratory it is possible to carry out base and applied research for the purposes of research projects, entrepreneurial practice and for the research within bachelor and master theses elaborated for the enterprises primarily in the field of microergonomics. Currently, the laboratory is prepared for antropometric measurements and demonstration of measuring tools necessary for measuring indicators ensuring occupational health and safety as well as for the demonstration of measuring the physical capacity of an organism. The device for physical simulation of assembly operations together with the technology for dynamometry is used to show the possibilities of ergonomic rationalisation in detecting and eliminating the risk factors decreasing the effectiveness of human work. We also plan to carry out research activities focused on improving the physical simulations and evaluation methods of movements together with measuring the power given out by the fingers and palms in the simulated work activity. After purchasing a corresponding technology, we plan to evaluate the video-recordings for the analysis of risk factors occurence in laboratory conditions and in the conditions of industrial plants as well.
Characteristics of the laboratory: the laboratory of industrial engineering “Digital Enterprise” is now in the in the stage of being built, and it is planned to be gradually accomplished so that it meets the requirements of a functional laboratory in the field of industrial management. Currently, it is situated in the premises of the Laboratory of Work Analysis in room no. T02 2.205. It is equipped with Technomatix Manufacturing Academic Bundle software package, with Process Simulate and Plant Simulation, Jack and Jill – Ergonomics by Simulation modules in particular. In the laboratory it is possible to teach subjects within Industrial Management study programme. Students can utilise the laboratory for their research within their bachelor and master theses, or within similar research of other technical study programmes. The laboratory provides the potential for cooperation with automotive and other companies (e. g. eduaction oriented) in the field of “Digital Enterprise”.
IT laboratory MS Project Professional (contact person: Ing. Jana Samáková, PhD., email: jana.samakova@stuba.sk)
IT laboratory MS Project Professional originated within the “Centre for Competence Development in Industrial Engineering and Management” project. The laboratory is oriented on computer-aided project management, statistical analysis and management of plant processes.
In this IT laboratory which is situated in the room no. T02 2.128, there are 18 computers, an interactive board and a scanning device with the software installed for scanning documents, surveys and tests, further there is software for preparation of tests and questionnaires for mapping specific knowledge (Test Elements), and software for preparation and processing online tests and questionnaires to identify and analyse the needs of industrial plants (Test Elements Online). Test Elements is a central system integrating several modules into one package: preparation, generation and evaluation of tests.
Within teaching teh subject of Project Management and for its support we utilise Microsoft Project which is currently the most used tool for managing, planning and monitoring projects. It offers efficient tools for project management and is focused on the determination of a detail plan for future, it can upgrade the information in the courcse of the project and compares it with the original plan.
For the statistical analysis in the IT laboratotry there is application software for statistical data processing (IBM SPSS Statistics Premium) which can be utilised e.g. for advanced analysis and presentation of data, matematical-statistical experimental data processing, preparation of reports and outputs into information system. The application software for data and networks analysis (IBM SPSS Modeler Professional) can be used e.g. for identification of customers susceptible to leave for the competitor, identification of risk applicants for a loan or credit, etc. The application software for the Internet collecting, processing and visualising data (IBM SPSS Data Collection) can be used for the support of systematic collecting and processing of data.
For management of plant processes we have in the laboratory the application software (ERP) installed to help design and optimise plant processes. In addition, there are several other kinds of application software installed, e.g. software for preparation of managerial reports.
Devices of the Institute of Industrial Engineering and Management
Material equipment of the Institute includes the equipment of the individual laboratories and several kinds of software necessary for research activities.
Ergonomic laboratory of the Institute, situated in room no. T02 2.205 provides the space for modelling and evaluating relationships in a human-machine subsystem on physical and virtual models of analysed workplaces and work situations.
The IT laboratory provides 18 PCs, an interactive board and a scanning device with installed software for scanning documents, surveys and tests, software for preparation of tests and questionnaires mapping specific knowledge (Test Elements), software for preparation and processing online tests and questionnaires to identify and analyse the needs of industrial plants (Test Elements Online). Test Elements is a central system integrating several modules into one package: preparation, generation and evaluation of tests.