- Website
- http://woodcock.blog.torontomu.ca
- Description
- Dr. Kathryn Woodcock is Professor at Toronto Metropolitan University, teaching, researching, and consulting in the area of human factors engineering / ergonomics particularly applied to amusement rides and attractions (https://thrilllab.blog.torontomu.ca), and to broader occupational and public safety issues of performance, error, investigation and inspection, and to disability and accessibility.
About Author: Kathryn Woodcock
Posts by Kathryn Woodcock
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Inflatable bounces
Inflatable bounces, bouncy castles and inflatable slides are essentially just big balloons that kids love to jump in, on, and off. The very form of inflatables suggests all the fun […]
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Job seekers 6: Requesting and using references
Requesting and using references If you have paid careful heed to this advice through your academic years, you stand a good chance that an honest, unbiased reference will be complimentary […]
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Job seekers 5: Choosing who to ask for a reference
Choosing who to ask: the “good” reference A professor may not be in a particularly good position to give a meaningful evaluation for jobs, unless you have done work with […]
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Job seekers 4: Make a good impression
Make a good impression while you are a student Many of the issues that affect the quality of the reference you will get depend on how you govern yourself over […]
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Job seekers 3: Understand what a “good” reference is
Understand what a “good” reference is There is no such thing as a reference that assures that you will be offered a job or admission to a program. Employers may […]
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Job-seekers 2: The purpose of a reference
Understand the purpose of a reference “A leopard does not change his spots.” Most people believe that people can evolve and grow but do not change entirely because their basic […]
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Job-seekers 1: Getting professor references
Getting references from professors for employment, graduate studies, and scholarships Students approaching graduation are usually heading in one of two directions: work or post-graduate studies. They often look to their […]
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Job-seekers 6: Preparing the reference
Preparing the reference to help you If you have prepared well, you have done excellent work and gone above and beyond to distinguish yourself in reliability, quality, and ethics in […]
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Behaviour malfunction
Are we on the right page when we are trying to prevent misuse in the public / consumer environment? You can’t hang a picture with a toaster, and you […]
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Safety first for amusement rides: tips for parents
TORONTO, June 26, 2012 – As the Canada Day long weekend approaches, many families may be thinking about heading to an amusement park or summer festival for a fun […]