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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
INTRODUCTION TO WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ISG501 - 3 + 0 10

TYPE OF COURSE UNITCompulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITMaster's Degree With Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY-
SEMESTER-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) He/she will understand the importance of business health and safety.
2) Planning the activities of prevention the occupational accidents and diseases before ocurring,
developing skills of the work place layout under the skin of occupational health and safety principles
3) He/she will be able to make workplace arrangements using occupational health and safety principles.
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTNo
COURSE DEFINITIONIn the context of the lecture, informations related to business health and safety concept, purpose and historical development,occupational health and safety is the place and the safety,the expectations of the industry,occupational health and safety legislation, work accidents and occupational diseases,occupational safety organization,recording, evaluation and notification of work accidents information on risk assessment and evaluation methods will be given.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week The historical development of occupational health and safety
2nd Week General and the legal definition of occupational disease, the legal responsibilities
3rd Week The concept and scope of Occupational health and safety
4th Week National and international organizations and their tasks related to Occupational health and Safety
5th Week Causes of occupational disease and technical measures that can be taken
6th Week Occupational Safety Culture
7th Week Risk and hazard identification, types
8th Week Midterm Exam
9th Week General and the legal definition of work accidents
10th Week Work accidents registration,evaluation and reporting
11th Week Chemical Factors
12th Week Physical Factors
13th Week Personal protection
14th Week Personal protection and their importance of the using
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READINGMaterials to be used for the course will be provided by the course the teachers.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSLecture,Questions/Answers,Project,Presentation,Practice
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Mid-term125
Assignment210
Quiz320
Presentation of Case Study110
Total(%)65
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)65
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)35
Total(%)100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities Number Hours Workload
Midterm exam133
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work14456
Preparation for Final exam13030
Course hours14342
Preparation for Midterm exam13030
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam133
Homework33090
Presentation (including preperation)14040
Total Workload294
Total Workload / 309,8
ECTS Credits of the Course10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONTurkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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