ABSTRACT
Initial.material.in.this.chapter.relates.to.the.Harmonising.Education.and.Training.Programmes.for.Ergonomics.Professionals.(HETPEP).requirement.D.1.of.systems.theory..The.first.exercise.helps.to.develop.an.understanding.of.the.systems.view. among.the.students,.and.this.point.is.accentuated.by.the.next.assignment,.which.is. about.how.procedures.contribute. to. the.functioning.of.an.organisation,.as.well.as. looking.at.individual.work.activities..These.developments.are.extended.by.evaluating.two.workplaces.from.a.systems.point.of.view..However,.experience.has.shown. that. students. find. it. very. difficult. to. view. systems. components. from. a. functional. viewpoint.divorced.from.their.physical.role.
