Course Description
| Course | Code | Semester | T+P (Hour) | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES | - | Fall Semester | 3+0 | 3 | 8 |
| Course Program |
| Prerequisites Courses | |
| Recommended Elective Courses |
| Language of Course | Turkish |
| Course Level | Second Cycle (Master's Degree) |
| Course Type | Elective |
| Course Coordinator | Lect. Zekeriya ÇELİK |
| Name of Lecturer(s) | Assist.Prof. Miraç İlker PALA |
| Assistant(s) | |
| Aim | To provide students with the knowledge and skills about definition of occupational health and diseases, diseases caused by work place environment, their importance, risc groups, protection methods, comprehension of the role of occupational health specialist at first aid, protection and improvement of employee health and occupational safety. |
| Course Content | This course contains; Employee health ,Introduction to occupational diseases ,Occupational diseases and accidents,History of occupational diseases,List of occupational diseases and legal dimension,Occupational respiratory system diseases and pneumoconiosis,Occupational skin diseases,Occupational contagious diseases,Occupational diseases resulting from physical factors,Musculoskeletal system diseases,Psycho-socially originated occupatinal diseases,Protection principles from occupational diseases,First Aid in occupational diseases,Occupational diseases on the basis of sectors. |
| Dersin Öğrenme Kazanımları | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| .Define the occupational safety specialists' functions in phases of protecting and improving employee health. | 10, 16, 9 | A |
| Explain occupational diseases which are caused by physical, chemical and biological risk factors | 10, 16, 9 | A |
| Reports risk analysis regarding occupational diseases in the workplace. | 16, 9 | A |
| Explains the legislation regarding occupational diseases. | 16, 9 | A, E |
| Groups occupational diseases. | 16, 9 | A, E |
| Teaching Methods: | 10: Discussion Method, 16: Question - Answer Technique, 9: Lecture Method |
| Assessment Methods: | A: Traditional Written Exam, E: Homework |
Course Outline
| Order | Subjects | Preliminary Work |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Employee health | presentations |
| 2 | Introduction to occupational diseases | presentations |
| 3 | Occupational diseases and accidents | presentations |
| 4 | History of occupational diseases | presentations |
| 5 | List of occupational diseases and legal dimension | presentations |
| 6 | Occupational respiratory system diseases and pneumoconiosis | presentations |
| 7 | Occupational skin diseases | presentations |
| 8 | Occupational contagious diseases | presentations |
| 9 | Occupational diseases resulting from physical factors | presentations |
| 10 | Musculoskeletal system diseases | presentations |
| 11 | Psycho-socially originated occupatinal diseases | presentations |
| 12 | Protection principles from occupational diseases | presentations |
| 13 | First Aid in occupational diseases | presentations |
| 14 | Occupational diseases on the basis of sectors | presentations |
| Resources |
| Course presentations |
Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
| Course Contribution to Program Qualifications | |||||||
| No | Program Qualification | Contribution Level | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | In light of the current developments in the field of occupational health and safety, have knowledge about the main sources, legislation and jurisprudence which related to the private law. | X | |||||
| 2 | With understanding relationships among concept, institution and method that related to disciplines of occupational health and safety, establish a connection between them. | X | |||||
| 3 | Reach scientific knowledge in the field of occupational health and safety, evaluate, and use this information to solve problems. | X | |||||
| 4 | Implement the idea about individual and social problems of occupational health and safety and in the light of current developments find resolutions. | X | |||||
| 5 | Solve the problems encountered practice by using research methods that field of occupational health and safety. | X | |||||
| 6 | Carry out an independent study which needs expertise in the field of occupational health and safety. | X | |||||
| 7 | Develop different perspectives and take responsibility to solve complex issues which require expertise and encountered in the field of occupational health and safety. | X | |||||
| 8 | Critically evaluate acquired knowledge and skills in the field of occupational health and safety. | X | |||||
| 9 | Develop a positive attitude towards lifelong learning and convert it to behavior. | X | |||||
| 10 | It communicates current developments in the field of Occupational Health and Safety and their own work in a systematic way in writing, verbally and visually to groups in and out of the field, supporting quantitative and qualitative data. | X | |||||
| 11 | Critically question concepts and institutions of occupational health and safety, settled practice and norms and when necessary develop and attempt to change them. | X | |||||
| 12 | Use software which in the level required by the field occupational health and safety and information and communication technologies in the advanced level. | X | |||||
| 13 | Take into consideration and internalize social, scientific and ethical values in the process of gathering, processing and evaluating information about field of occupational health and safety. | X | |||||
| 14 | With developing understanding of honesty and ethics are required to be an expert, teach around them. | X | |||||
Assessment Methods
| Contribution Level | Absolute Evaluation | |
| Rate of Midterm Exam to Success | 50 | |
| Rate of Final Exam to Success | 50 | |
| Total | 100 | |
| ECTS / Workload Table | ||||||
| Activities | Number of | Duration(Hour) | Total Workload(Hour) | |||
| Course Hours | 14 | 2 | 28 | |||
| Guided Problem Solving | 5 | 15 | 75 | |||
| Resolution of Homework Problems and Submission as a Report | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Term Project | 3 | 10 | 30 | |||
| Presentation of Project / Seminar | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Midterm Exam | 2 | 34 | 68 | |||
| General Exam | 1 | 34 | 34 | |||
| Performance Task, Maintenance Plan | 3 | 5 | 15 | |||
| Total Workload(Hour) | 250 | |||||
| Dersin AKTS Kredisi = Toplam İş Yükü (Saat)/30*=(250/30) | 8 | |||||
| ECTS of the course: 30 hours of work is counted as 1 ECTS credit. | ||||||
Detail Informations of the Course
Course Description
| Course | Code | Semester | T+P (Hour) | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES | - | Fall Semester | 3+0 | 3 | 8 |
| Course Program |
| Prerequisites Courses | |
| Recommended Elective Courses |
| Language of Course | Turkish |
| Course Level | Second Cycle (Master's Degree) |
| Course Type | Elective |
| Course Coordinator | Lect. Zekeriya ÇELİK |
| Name of Lecturer(s) | Assist.Prof. Miraç İlker PALA |
| Assistant(s) | |
| Aim | To provide students with the knowledge and skills about definition of occupational health and diseases, diseases caused by work place environment, their importance, risc groups, protection methods, comprehension of the role of occupational health specialist at first aid, protection and improvement of employee health and occupational safety. |
| Course Content | This course contains; Employee health ,Introduction to occupational diseases ,Occupational diseases and accidents,History of occupational diseases,List of occupational diseases and legal dimension,Occupational respiratory system diseases and pneumoconiosis,Occupational skin diseases,Occupational contagious diseases,Occupational diseases resulting from physical factors,Musculoskeletal system diseases,Psycho-socially originated occupatinal diseases,Protection principles from occupational diseases,First Aid in occupational diseases,Occupational diseases on the basis of sectors. |
| Dersin Öğrenme Kazanımları | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| .Define the occupational safety specialists' functions in phases of protecting and improving employee health. | 10, 16, 9 | A |
| Explain occupational diseases which are caused by physical, chemical and biological risk factors | 10, 16, 9 | A |
| Reports risk analysis regarding occupational diseases in the workplace. | 16, 9 | A |
| Explains the legislation regarding occupational diseases. | 16, 9 | A, E |
| Groups occupational diseases. | 16, 9 | A, E |
| Teaching Methods: | 10: Discussion Method, 16: Question - Answer Technique, 9: Lecture Method |
| Assessment Methods: | A: Traditional Written Exam, E: Homework |
Course Outline
| Order | Subjects | Preliminary Work |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Employee health | presentations |
| 2 | Introduction to occupational diseases | presentations |
| 3 | Occupational diseases and accidents | presentations |
| 4 | History of occupational diseases | presentations |
| 5 | List of occupational diseases and legal dimension | presentations |
| 6 | Occupational respiratory system diseases and pneumoconiosis | presentations |
| 7 | Occupational skin diseases | presentations |
| 8 | Occupational contagious diseases | presentations |
| 9 | Occupational diseases resulting from physical factors | presentations |
| 10 | Musculoskeletal system diseases | presentations |
| 11 | Psycho-socially originated occupatinal diseases | presentations |
| 12 | Protection principles from occupational diseases | presentations |
| 13 | First Aid in occupational diseases | presentations |
| 14 | Occupational diseases on the basis of sectors | presentations |
| Resources |
| Course presentations |
Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
| Course Contribution to Program Qualifications | |||||||
| No | Program Qualification | Contribution Level | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | In light of the current developments in the field of occupational health and safety, have knowledge about the main sources, legislation and jurisprudence which related to the private law. | X | |||||
| 2 | With understanding relationships among concept, institution and method that related to disciplines of occupational health and safety, establish a connection between them. | X | |||||
| 3 | Reach scientific knowledge in the field of occupational health and safety, evaluate, and use this information to solve problems. | X | |||||
| 4 | Implement the idea about individual and social problems of occupational health and safety and in the light of current developments find resolutions. | X | |||||
| 5 | Solve the problems encountered practice by using research methods that field of occupational health and safety. | X | |||||
| 6 | Carry out an independent study which needs expertise in the field of occupational health and safety. | X | |||||
| 7 | Develop different perspectives and take responsibility to solve complex issues which require expertise and encountered in the field of occupational health and safety. | X | |||||
| 8 | Critically evaluate acquired knowledge and skills in the field of occupational health and safety. | X | |||||
| 9 | Develop a positive attitude towards lifelong learning and convert it to behavior. | X | |||||
| 10 | It communicates current developments in the field of Occupational Health and Safety and their own work in a systematic way in writing, verbally and visually to groups in and out of the field, supporting quantitative and qualitative data. | X | |||||
| 11 | Critically question concepts and institutions of occupational health and safety, settled practice and norms and when necessary develop and attempt to change them. | X | |||||
| 12 | Use software which in the level required by the field occupational health and safety and information and communication technologies in the advanced level. | X | |||||
| 13 | Take into consideration and internalize social, scientific and ethical values in the process of gathering, processing and evaluating information about field of occupational health and safety. | X | |||||
| 14 | With developing understanding of honesty and ethics are required to be an expert, teach around them. | X | |||||
Assessment Methods
| Contribution Level | Absolute Evaluation | |
| Rate of Midterm Exam to Success | 50 | |
| Rate of Final Exam to Success | 50 | |
| Total | 100 | |