Oh, my aching laptop: Expanding the boundaries of campus computing ergonomics

Proceedings of the 34th Annual ACM SIGUCCS Fall 2006 Conference, SIGUCCS '06

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 431-439

  Wyatt, Pat ^a   Todd, Kim ^a   Verbick, Tabatha ^a  

^a NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Classroom; Classroom design; Computer ergonomics; Computer lab design; Computer setup; CTD; Cumulative trauma disorder; Ergonomics; Ergonomics education; Notebook computers; Repetitive strain injuries; RSI; Workplace; Workplace injuries; Workstation design

Indexed keywords

CLASSROOM; CLASSROOM DESIGN; COMPUTER LAB; COMPUTER LAB DESIGN; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; NOTE-BOOK COMPUTER; NOTEBOOK COMPUTERS; WORKPLACE; WORKPLACE INJURIES; WORKSTATION DESIGN;

COMPUTER WORKSTATIONS; DESIGN; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; INGOT MOLDS; LAPTOP COMPUTERS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PERSONNEL; SCHOOL BUILDINGS; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

ERGONOMICS;

EID: 70450237434     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1181216.1181308     Document Type: Conference Paper

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