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Worker profile: two functional assessment models

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dc.contributor.authorWard, John T.en
dc.contributor.committeechairDryden, Robert D.en
dc.contributor.committeememberKemmerling, Paul T. Jr.en
dc.contributor.committeememberWilliges, Beverly A.en
dc.contributor.departmentIndustrial Engineering and Operations Researchen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:37:43Zen
dc.date.adate2012-06-10en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:37:43Zen
dc.date.issued1988-11-08en
dc.date.rdate2012-06-10en
dc.date.sdate2012-06-10en
dc.description.abstractThe traditional functional assessment techniques developed by medical, psychological and social care providers lack the quantitative precision of industrial engineering work descriptors. This study develops two models of disabled worker behavior for use in the vocational assessment and job design process. In addition to providing the rehabilitation engineer a usable assessment of the client's abilities the Worker Profile should aid in the sharing of information among the specialists on the rehabilitation team. Unlike previous efforts directed at modeling disabled workers' abilities, this study individually modifies the elements used to describe unique, specific jobs. The element by element Worker Profile approach encourages proper job selection and work station modification. This study uses both a traditional Motion Class Model and a novel Action Set Model. Both models use standard Available Motions Inventory test scores as inputs. Each of the models produces a Worker Profile which can be used to predict the worker's performance on any job for which an appropriate job standard has been written.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentx, 107 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-06102012-040353en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06102012-040353/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/43069en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1988.W363.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 19289580en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1988.W363en
dc.subject.lcshPeople with disabilities -- Functional assessmenten
dc.subject.lcshRehabilitation -- Evaluationen
dc.titleWorker profile: two functional assessment modelsen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineIndustrial Engineering and Operations Researchen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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