COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HEAT, LIGHT AND HYDROTHERAPY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR HÜLYA TUNA

Offered to

Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Course Objective

1. Know the physical properties of heat- light and water
2. Know the physiological effects of heat- light and water
3. Know the therapeutic effects of heat- light and water
4. Able to apply those methods
5. Does the appropriate assessments before hand and inform the patient
6. Know and arrange the safety of treatment environment and the patient

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Know the physical properties of heat- light and water
2   Know the physiological effects of heat- light and water
3   Know the therapeutic effects of heat- light and water
4   Able to apply those methods
5   Does the appropriate assessments before hand and inform the patient
6   Know and arrange the safety of treatment environment and the patient

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition of course pain, inflamation, recovery
2 public holiday
3 Physical characteristics and local and general effects of heat
4 Hot applications(Hotpack Fluidotherapy, Parafin..)
5 Local and general effects of cold Cold applications (coldpack..)
6 Physical characteristics of light, Electromagnatic Spectrum
7 IR and physiological aspects, indications and contraindications
8 UVL and physiological aspects, indications and contraindications
9 mid term exam
10 Balneotherapy , systemic effects, indications and contraindications
11 Hydrotherapy and physical characteristics and systemic effects of water
12 Mechanical water applications ( Hubber Tank,Contrast baths and showers...)mechanically stimulated water applications
13 Pool therapy, exercises in water
14 Laser and physiological aspects, indications and contraindications

Recomended or Required Reading

DEU library

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Conference
2. Laboratory study
3. Field study
4. Problem based learning

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

mid term exam: theoretical
final exam: theoretical and practical

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 1 14
Tutorials 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Final 1 4 4
Midterm 1 4 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.111
LO.21
LO.3111
LO.4111
LO.5111
LO.6111