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Program Information

Aim

To train orthotists/prosthetists who can re-increase the reduced or lost mobility and functional level of patients by using basic sciences, they can design orthotics and prosthetics specifically to the patients by using new materials and technologies and who they can also take an effective role to improve those materials and technologies.

Qualification Awarded

First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)

Registration and Admission Requirements

Students must have successfully graduated from high schools (or equivalent). Placements are made according to the rules of the Turkish Higher Education Council (YÖK) according to the scores obtained from the Higher Education Institutions Exam (YKS) held throughout Turkey. Student registrations are made on the days announced by the Rectorate. Students must have a high school diploma or equivalent and a sufficient score from the nationwide Higher Education Institutions Examination (YKS). Admission is made on the basis of points according to the rules determined by the Council of Higher Education. The quota and conditions for international students to be accepted according to the National or International Examinations are announced on the website of our university.

Graduation Requirements

Students must successfully finish all courses and internships set by the program taking at least 240 ECTS credits in total, to be granted with the Bachelor's degree. Graduation eligibility is determined by academic average score. For this purpose, the sum of the weighted scores of all courses taken throughout the education is divided by the sum of ECTS values.

Recognition of Prior Learning

Students may apply for exemption from the courses they have taken in another higher education or equally accredited institution. Exemption requests are decided by the board of governors of the School, which considers the opinion of the lecturer responsible for that course.

Lesson Plan - AKTS Credits

* The courses indicated in this course table shows current course plan information in Student Affairs.

** Compulsory courses are certainly opened whereas opening of elective and optional courses may differ according to preferences and quota condition in related term.

*** Theoretical and practical course hours of vocational (professional) clinical courses are not considered weekly. These course hours refer to total course hours.

Please click on the course title in the table below in order to see detailed information about course objectives and learning outcomes etc.

Fall Semester Courses Plan
CodeCourseLanguage of InstructionT+UUKECTSDownload
OPZ1182320ANATOMY ITurkish2+2-4
OPZ1115000COMMUNICATION in HEALTH SERVICESTurkish2-2
OPZ1112271ETHICAL PRINCIPLES in ORTHOTICS PROSTHETICSTurkish2-2
OPZ1113710BIOMECHANICS ITurkish2-2
OPZ1114475CLINICAL PRACTICE ITurkish1+4-4
OPZ1125270PROSTHETICS ORTHOTICS SCIENCES ITurkish2-2
OPZ1112269OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH and SAFETYTurkish2-2
OPZ1176290ERGOTHERAPYTurkish2-2
ATA1110800HISTORY of the TURKISH REPUBLIC ITurkish2-2
İNG1111200ENGLISH IEnglish4-4
TDL1110200TURKISH LANGUAGE ITurkish2-2
Spring Semester Courses Plan
CodeCourseLanguage of InstructionT+UUKECTSDownload
OPZ1210700ANATOMY IITurkish2+2-4
OPZ1216000MEDICAL FIRST AIDTurkish2-2
OPZ1217000BEHAVIORAL SCIENCESTurkish2-2
OPZ1282310PHYSIOLOGY Turkish3-4
OPZ1213720PROSTHETICS ORTHOTICS SCIENCES IITurkish2-2
OPZ1214476CLINICAL PRACTICE IITurkish1+4-4
OPZ1214930BIOMECHANICS IITurkish2-2
OPZ1276310BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGYTurkish2-2
ATA1210000HISTORY of the TURKISH REPUBLIC IITurkish2-2
İNG1211300ENGLISH IIEnglish4-4
TDL1220000TURKISH LANGUAGE IITurkish2-2

Program Qualification

Theoretical, Factual

Has trustworthy, sufficient and up to date knowledge related with orthotics prosthetics.
Equipped with the knowledge about design, production and intervention of suitable devices by using assessment methods to people who need artificial limb and/or assistive devices.


Employment Opportunities

Graduates can work in public institutions, private sector, research institutes or universities.

Upgrading

Students may apply for the graduate programs, to obtain Master and PhD degrees in related field, following the rules defined by the Turkish Higher Education Council.

Type of Training

Full Time

Assessment and Evaluation

Success in a course is determined by the course success grade. The course grade is obtained by evaluating the student's success in mid-term exams and assignments that substitute for mid-term exams, applied studies, group work and similar studies during the semester and the general exam. Students who fail to get at least 50 points from the general exam are considered unsuccessful for all courses. In order to be successful in the course, it is required to have at least 60 points or 2.27 success coefficient at the end of the term.

Head of Department

Assoc.Prof. Esra ATILGAN

Teaching Methods

Teaching - learning methods and strategies are selected in such a way as to increase the skills of the students such as self - study, lifelong learning, observation, teaching to others, critical thinking, team work, effective use of information. It is also noted that the teaching style is designed to support students with different abilities. The teaching methods used in the program are given in the following list **:

Education Teaching Procedure *

Learning Activities

Tools Used

Lecture

Listening and understanding

Standard classroom technologies, multimedia tools, projector, computer, overhead projector

Brainstorming

Listening and understanding, observing/processing situations, critical thinking, development, teamwor

Standard classroom technologies, multimedia tools, projector, computer, overhead projector

Seminar

Learn to transferring one subject an audience by preparing presentations on various subjects and to speaking in front of the public.

Standard classroom technologies, multimedia tools, projector, computer

Case study

Ability to interpret the case report

Experiment / Laboratory

Performance experiments, support visual learning and develop manual skills.

Laboratory, Laboratory equipment and tools

Self-Study

Investigation of details within the scope of the lecture or similar subjects

Investigation of details within the scope of the lecture or computer, textbook/ supplementary books, databases of similar subjects

Problem solving

Pre-planned special skills

Project Based Learning

Describing the subject, determining the methods to be used and interpreting the results

databases, books

Reflective Thinking

Supporting learning by an active, persistent, and careful consideration of a belief or supposed form of knowledge

Case Study

Pre-planned special skills

Concept map

Question - Answer

Interactive brainstorming with question-answer

Standard classroom technologies, multimedia tools, projector, computer

Discussion

Listening and understanding, observation/processing situations, critical thinking, question development

Standard classroom technologies, multimedia tools, projector, computer

Exercise, Practice

Research and lifelong learning, writing, reading, critical thinking and application

Laboratory, standard classroom technologies, multimedia tools, projector, computer

Demonstration

Field trip, demonstration of the subjects/techniques learned in the lectures and visits at the facilities.

Mannequin, laboratory equipment and device

Role Model, Making an example

Supporting learning by seeing

Video, film, databases

Role Play

Supporting learning by creating related situation

Standard classroom technologies, special equipment

Teamwork

Realization of projects, assignments and experiments, learning, gaining teamwork skills

Standard classroom technologies, library

Simulation

Supporting learning by the imitation of the operation of a real-world process or system over time

Computer models, virtual reality tools

Written Exam

Research – lifelong learning, processing situations, question development, interpretation

Oral Exam

Research – lifelong learning, processing situations, question development, interpretation, presentation

Homework

Research – lifelong learning, writing, reading, Informatics

Internet databases, library databases, e-mail, textbooks, or supplementary books

Project / Design

Identifies, field of application, collecting, and analyzing data, literature review, preparing and presenting report

Internet databases, library databases, e-mail, textbooks, or supplementary books

Quiz

Learning, processing context/states, learning questions, interpreting

Performance task

Project-based presentation techniques

Presentation, smart board, projector, computer.

Course - Program Competencies Relations

Course12345678910111213
3D DESIGN AND MODELING4545345331244
ANATOMY I4321211111111
ANATOMY II1130203332002
BIOISTATISTICS1132242221132
BIOMECHANIC IV2344234331434
BIOMECHANIC V5543333231223
BIOMECHANICS I1243112220113
BIOMECHANICS II2334421341223
BIOMECHANICS IV5344244441344
BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY2314123312422
CLINICAL PRACTICE V4535445351545
CLINICAL PRACTICE VI4243454241544
CLINICAL PRACTICE VII5545545442355
CLINICAL PRACTICE VIII4545435452455
CLINICAL SCIENCES I5543433441343
CLINICAL SCIENCES II2112341321134
COMMUNICATION in HEALTH SERVICES1111244311532
COMPUTERIZED PATIENT EVALUATION4533424331233
ELECTROTECHNOLOGY4255322331333
ENGLISH III2000003335300
ENGLISH IV2121113335311
ENTREPRENEURSHIP in ORTHOTICS PROSTHETICS3433555331122
ERGOTHERAPY1134433251122
ETHICAL PRINCIPLES in ORTHOTICS PROSTHETICS3142544341355
GRAPHICAL COMMUNICATION II2213143231243
GRAPHICAL COMMUNICATION I1232323422345
HAND and UPPER EXTREMITY SPLINTS4132223221322
MATERIAL TECHNOLOGIES II1423233223432
MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY I2323122332234
MATHEMATICS1332031000001
MICROBIOLOGY3231532341234
MOBILITY and ASSISTIVE DEVICES4534443441234
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH and SAFETY2131245331355
ORTHOTICS I5343435451435
ORTHOTICS II5343323541343
ORTHOTICS PROSTHETICS APPLICATIONS in ANIMALS2123334121333
PEDIATRIC ORTHOTICS3232454432345
PHYSIOLOGY 1111322111111
PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH I2200023225300
PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH III1220101015110
PROSTHETICS - ORTHOTICS SCIENCES VI2352341341445
PROSTHETICS and TRAINING2342535541443
PROSTHETICS I4535354432254
PROSTHETICS II4353245331544
PROSTHETICS ORTHOTICS SCIENCES I5533445331334
PROSTHETICS ORTHOTICS SCIENCES II4535344441335
PROSTHETICS ORTHOTICS SCIENCES III5334245421434
PROSTHETICS- ORTHOTICS SCIENCES IV3344354422554
PROSTHETICS- ORTHOTICS SCIENCES V5241432341233
PUBLIC HEALTH2332532241244
RESEARCH and PROJECT in ORTHOTICS PROSTHETICS2345344325245
SPECIAL TOPICS in ORTHOTICS3453543452345
SPECIAL TOPICS in PROSTHETICS3533343421443
VIRTUAL ORTHOPEDICS2442433421434
WORKPLACE MANAGEMENT1133242201243
İlişkili Ders Sayısı / 55/7015715616815215917017816116085150166179

Surveys for Students

Öğretim elemanı değerlendirme anketiKesinlikle katılmıyorumKatılmıyorumKısmen katılıyorumKatılıyorumKesinlikle katılıyorumFikrim yok
Dönem başında dersin amacını, kapsamını ve öğrencidenbeklenenleri anlaşılır bir şekilde açıklar.
Dersin kaynaklarını dersin amaçlarına uygun olarak seçer veduyurur.
Ders için önerdiği kaynaklara ulaşmada öğrencilere yolgösterir/yardımcı olur.
Anlatımı (Dersi sunumu) akıcı, açık ve anlaşılırdır.
Öğretim teknolojilerini (etkili bir şekilde) kullanabilir.
Sınıfta çok yönlü iletişim ve etkileşim sağlayacakuygulamalara yer verir.
Geleneksel öğretim strateji yöntem ve teknikleri konusundagelişmiş bir bilgi birikimine sahiptir.
Derste işlediği öğretim yöntemlerini kendi uygulamalarındakullanır.
Ders saatleri dışında ders ile ilgili öğrenciye yeterince zamanayırır.
Derse düzenli olarak gelir ve zamanı etkin kullanır.
Ders sırasında sınıfa hakimiyeti kurmada oldukça başarılıdır.
Güncel konular hakkında öğrencileri bilgilendirir.
Öğrenci görüşlerine açık tutum ve davranışları ile örnek teşkileder.
Başarı ölçme yöntemleri ve araçları (klasik/test/sözlü sınav/proje/ödev vb.) dersin hedef ve içeriği ile uyumludur.
Sınav kağıdımla ilgili soru sormak istediğimde bana yardımcı olur.
Laboratuvar/saha/uygulama çalışmaları dersin amacı ileuyuşmaktadır.
Dersin öğrenme ve öğretme sürecinin yaratıcı düşünme süreç vebecerilerini geliştirir.
Ders güncel konu ve konuklarla desteklenir.
Yukarıdaki sorular dışında iletmek istedikleriniz

Numerical Data

Number of Students by years

Student Success

Graduate Success