COURSE UNIT TITLE

: OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ISG 1005 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Occupational Health and Safety

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

INSTRUCTOR NERGIS MELIS ULUĞTEKIN

Offered to

Occupational Health and Safety

Course Objective

This course will be explained the basic concepts of occupational health and discussed factors that affect health. In this way, basically human health, particularlly occupational health will be emphasized and explained prodection methods.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To understand the physical, mechanical, chemical, biological and ergonomic factors, that affected occupational health.
2   To learn the rules of hygiene and cleanliness, which important for the implementation of health at work are.
3   To learn Health Legislation, medical reports and documents.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Health Concept and Basic Features
2 Factors Affecting Health: Personal and Environmental Factors
3 Social Dimension of Occupational Health
4 The Importance of Occupational Health in the Prevention of Work Accidents
5 Hygiene and Cleaning in the Workplace
6 1. Midterm
7 Business Environment dusts, gases and their Effects
8 Noise, Vibration Effects on Health and Precautions
9 The Workplace Health Units
10 Basic Legal Regulations: Laws and Regulations
11 Creating reports and documents required to be kept Workplace Health
12 2. Midterm
13 Occupational Health Threatening Factors on Economic, Social and Individual Results
14 General Assessment

Recomended or Required Reading

Işçi Sağlığı ve Iş Güvenliği Hüseyin ALTINEL Ankara Detay yayınları 2011

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. DVD, video etc.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MT1 1.MIDTERM
2 MT2 2.MIDTERM
3 FINS FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MT1 * 0.20 +MT2*0.20+FINS * 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MT1 * 0.20 +MT2*0.20+RST * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

It is calculated by taking 40% average grade of midterm exams, 60% of the final exam success rating.

Assessment Criteria

The understanding degree of students to 3 learning outputs is evaluated by midterm and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% of participation in the courses is mandatory
2. All kinds of plagiarism (cheating) initiative, and the actual results in disciplinary action

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Öğr. Görevlisi Nergis Melis ULUĞTEKIN
melis.ulugtekin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

It will be announced later.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 2 9 18
Preparation for final exam 1 16 16
Midterm 2 2 4
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17PO.18PO.19
LO.145
LO.25
LO.345