Survey of the consumer awareness of computer ergonomics

Computer ergonomic is a medium of interaction between human and computer equipment that serves to prevent health problems to users. However, most users do not have formal knowledge on the importance of computer ergonomic. Therefore, a survey on whether computer users are aware of the importance of c...

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Main Authors:	Md Kamaruddin, Nafisah Kamariah, Md Amin, Zulkarnain, Ghazali, Norliza, Hew, Mei Shi, Jamil, Muhammad Azizan
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Published:	2015
Subjects:	TA164 Bioengineering
Online Access:	http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/7039/ http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/7039/1/SURVEY_OF_THE_CONSUMER_AWARENESS_OF_COMPUTER_ERGONOMICS.pdf

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spelling	uthm-70392015-09-13T06:16:39Z Survey of the consumer awareness of computer ergonomics Md Kamaruddin, Nafisah Kamariah Md Amin, Zulkarnain Ghazali, Norliza Hew, Mei Shi Jamil, Muhammad Azizan TA164 Bioengineering Computer ergonomic is a medium of interaction between human and computer equipment that serves to prevent health problems to users. However, most users do not have formal knowledge on the importance of computer ergonomic. Therefore, a survey on whether computer users are aware of the importance of computer ergonomic had been carried out. The survey was conducted at Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM), with a total of 270 respondents which consists of 17 academic staff, 19 non-academic staff and 234 students from Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia. The results of this questionnaire were analyzed using SPSS. From part I : The awareness of the correct sitting position, the respondent answered 7 questions for ‘no’ out of 9 questions. For part II : The awareness of computer ergonomic, the respondents answered ‘no’ for 4 questions out of 6 questions. Finally, for part III : The problems face by the respondents, respondents answered ‘no’ to 5 questions out of 8 questions. Many respondent suggested that exposure to computer ergonomic should be started from the primary school level. Most respondents said that the government or company do not provide exposure to computer ergonomic to their employees. They also stated that the lack of knowledge about computer ergonomic is the main cause why the users do not practice the science of ergonomic when using the computer. In conclusion, since users do not know the importance of computer ergonomic and they suggest that the computer ergonomic should be taught from school level 2015 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/7039/1/SURVEY_OF_THE_CONSUMER_AWARENESS_OF_COMPUTER_ERGONOMICS.pdf Md Kamaruddin, Nafisah Kamariah and Md Amin, Zulkarnain and Ghazali, Norliza and Hew, Mei Shi and Jamil, Muhammad Azizan (2015) Survey of the consumer awareness of computer ergonomics. In: International Conference on Ethics, Humanities and Education 2015 (ICEHE 2015), 24 - 25 August 2015, Bayview Hotel, Langkawi, Malaysia. http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/7039/
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spellingShingle	TA164 Bioengineering Md Kamaruddin, Nafisah Kamariah Md Amin, Zulkarnain Ghazali, Norliza Hew, Mei Shi Jamil, Muhammad Azizan Survey of the consumer awareness of computer ergonomics
description	Computer ergonomic is a medium of interaction between human and computer equipment that serves to prevent health problems to users. However, most users do not have formal knowledge on the importance of computer ergonomic. Therefore, a survey on whether computer users are aware of the importance of computer ergonomic had been carried out. The survey was conducted at Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM), with a total of 270 respondents which consists of 17 academic staff, 19 non-academic staff and 234 students from Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia. The results of this questionnaire were analyzed using SPSS. From part I : The awareness of the correct sitting position, the respondent answered 7 questions for ‘no’ out of 9 questions. For part II : The awareness of computer ergonomic, the respondents answered ‘no’ for 4 questions out of 6 questions. Finally, for part III : The problems face by the respondents, respondents answered ‘no’ to 5 questions out of 8 questions. Many respondent suggested that exposure to computer ergonomic should be started from the primary school level. Most respondents said that the government or company do not provide exposure to computer ergonomic to their employees. They also stated that the lack of knowledge about computer ergonomic is the main cause why the users do not practice the science of ergonomic when using the computer. In conclusion, since users do not know the importance of computer ergonomic and they suggest that the computer ergonomic should be taught from school level
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Md Kamaruddin, Nafisah Kamariah Md Amin, Zulkarnain Ghazali, Norliza Hew, Mei Shi Jamil, Muhammad Azizan
author_facet	Md Kamaruddin, Nafisah Kamariah Md Amin, Zulkarnain Ghazali, Norliza Hew, Mei Shi Jamil, Muhammad Azizan
author_sort	Md Kamaruddin, Nafisah Kamariah
title	Survey of the consumer awareness of computer ergonomics
title_short	Survey of the consumer awareness of computer ergonomics
title_full	Survey of the consumer awareness of computer ergonomics
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title_full_unstemmed	Survey of the consumer awareness of computer ergonomics
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publishDate	2015
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