Consultancies and Workshops

Over the past two decades the Department of Human Kinetics and Ergonomics has become increasingly involved in performing Ergonomics consultancies both in small/medium enterprises, as well as international companies around South Africa. HKE staff have also hosted Ergonomics workshops as far as Botswana and Namibia.

School Visits

During the regular school visits throughout the year, learners are given a "hands-on" preview into the scientific discipline of anaysing human responses in various situations, such as in sporting activities, working environments and rehabilitation of injured athletes and workers.

Introduction to Science Concepts and Methods

The HKE module for the Introduction to Science Concepts and Methodology (ISCM) is intended to provide the participating students an insight into the field of human kinetics and ergonomics, while at the same time strengthening basic science concepts employed in this field of study using respiratory physiology as the main focus.

The respiratory system is used in the HKE lecture series to the ISCM students. The anatomy of the lung is demonstrated during a laboratory practical where a cow's lung is dissected by a lab demonstrator who alsopoints out the different areas of the respiratory system and highlights their function.

For a practical experiment designed to demonstrate changes in respiratory
functioning in response to exercise required one student to cycle while the
other students record his respiratory data and analyze it.

SciFest

The annual SASOL SciFest provides a great opportunity to demonstrate to children and adults that science can be fun and the challenge of understanding the complexity of the human being.

SciFest 2006

In 2006 the department ran three interactive lab experiences during which participants had the opportunity to measure how they would respond to different activities.

SciFest 2008

The HKE department represented Rhodes University at the Exposition in Settlers Monument, showing the concept of HKE and providing opportunity to test different types of human performance.

A bone puzzle demonstrated the structure of the human body  to young learners.