| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Elective Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Bachelor's Degree |
| YEAR OF STUDY | - |
| SEMESTER | - |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 5 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | Associate Professor Gülin Feryal Can
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Have an ability to basic application principles of occupational health and safety
2) Identify the relationships of work Safety and working environment
3) Have an ability to design of work stations under safety technique
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | None |
| COURSE DEFINITION | Description and history of occupational health and safety, work safety legislation and standards, human errors and work accidents, risk factors and in working environment, holistic hazard assesment techniques, antrophometric principles and working dimensions, occupational diseases, safety and health signs, design of work stationunder safety technique.
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| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Descriptions and history of Occupational Health and Safety | | 2nd Week | Work health and safety legislations (International and national) | | 3rd Week | Work health and safety standards | | 4th Week | Human errors and vvork accidents | | 5th Week | Physical risk factors in vvorking environment (Noise, vibration, lightening thermal comfort) | | 6th Week | Chemical and biological risk factors in vorking environment (Dust, acids, gases, biological agents) | | 7th Week | Psychosocial factors in vorking environment | | 8th Week | Risk management and assessment | | 9th Week | Midterm | | 10th Week | Anthropometric principles and vvorking dimensions | | 11th Week | Occupational diseases | | 12th Week | Safety and health signs | | 13th Week | Work motivation and psychosocial approximations | | 14th Week | Design of work station and vvorking environment under safety technique |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Goetsch, D.L, "Occupational Safety and Health" (2007) Pearson Prentice Hail |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Discussion,Presentation |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 30 | | Assignment | 1 | 10 | | Quiz | 1 | 10 | | Project | 1 | 20 | | Attendance | 1 | 5 | | Total(%) | | 75 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 75 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 25 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Preparation for Quiz | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Individual or group work | 14 | 2 | 28 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 25 | 25 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 25 | 25 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Homework | 2 | 8 | 16 | | Total Workload | | | 142 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 4,73 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 5 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | Turkish |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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