Ä°SG704 - RESEARCH METHODS IN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & OCCUPATI
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESEARCH METHODS IN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & OCCUPATI | Ä°SG704 | 3rd Semester | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Prequisites | Successful completion of HEP 602 | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Must | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Question and Answer Preparing and/or Presenting Reports | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Doç. Dr. Sibel Kıran, Öğr.Gör. Hande Konşuk Ünlü | |||||
| Course objective | The aim of this course is to review of the description of epidemiology and the concept of occupational epidemiology, main research types in epidemiology and their usage in the field of occupational health, properties of various types of research and principles of their usage in occupational health, also evaluation of some studies on topics of occupational health while preparing a research proposal. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Application principles of occupational health and research methodology Applications of epidemiology in occupational health: Surveillance and follow-up in occupational health, dose-response relations and a glance at advanced analyses Applications of epidemiology in occupational medicine and causality Writing research proposal and report | |||||
| References | 1. Research methods in Occupational Epidemiology, Chekoway H, Pearce N, Kriebel D. Oxford University press, Second Ed. 2004 2. Oxford Textbook of Public Health, ed. Detels R, Beaglehole R, Lansang A and Gulliford M. Oxford University Press. Fifth ed. 2011, 3. Epidemiology in Occupational Health, WHO. 1994 İş Sağlığı ve Güvenliği, N. Bilir, AN Yıldız, (Halk Sağlığı), 2014 4. Encyclopedia of Occupational Health and Safety-ILO, 1997 5. Occupational Health, Levy, Wegman, 2000 6. Maxcy-Rosenau-Last Public Health & Preventive Medicine, 15th Edition. (Eds) Wallace RB, Kohatsu N. The McGraw-Hill Companies, USA, 2008. 7. Current articles | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Epidemiology and application principles in occupational health |
| Week 2 | Epidemiologic data sources in occupational health |
| Week 3 | Types of research and research planning in occupational health |
| Week 4 | Research methodology and occupational health |
| Week 5 | Research types and their usage in occupational health |
| Week 6 | Research types and their usage in occupational health |
| Week 7 | Research types and their usage in occupational health |
| Week 8 | Research types and their usage in occupational health |
| Week 9 | Causality in Occupational Health |
| Week 10 | Causality in Occupational Health |
| Week 11 | Applications of epidemiology in occupational medicine |
| Week 12 | Surveillance, follow-up, dose-response relationships, a glance at advanced analyses |
| Week 13 | Writing research proposal and report |
| Week 14 | Writing research proposal and report |
| Week 15 | Discussion |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 2 | 20 |
| Presentation | 14 | 20 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 1 | 10 |
| Midterms | 0 | 0 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 17 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 15 | 3 | 45 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 2 | 15 | 30 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Total Workload | 60 | 32 | 180 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Has current and advanced information on Occupational Health and Safety as a level of expertise. | X | ||||
| 2. Comprehends interdisiciplinary interaction in the field of Occupational Health and Safety, reaches the original results on analysis, synthesis and evaluation of the new ideas by using knowledge at expert level | X | ||||
| 3. Has comprehensive knowledge used in Occupational Health and Safety issues related to Occupational Health and Safety program for development, implementation and evaluation. | X | ||||
| 4. Has knowledge of research methods and statistical methods used in the field of Occupational Health and Safety | X | ||||
| 5. Uses a systematic approach to the new information in Occupational Health and Safety | X | ||||
| 6. Research, design, adapt and apply an innovative method or known method to a different area or a specific topic in the field of Occupational Health and Safety, | X | ||||
| 7. Uses appropriate methods and tools with acquired knowledge and skills in the field of Occupational Health and Safety to detect existing health problems in communities, produces recommendation by developing policies and strategies, generates solutions attached to them. | X | ||||
| 8. Has high level expertise on planning, conducting, analyzing and reporting Occupational Health and Safety research | X | ||||
| 9. Has skills on preparation of reports in his/her field, publishing in national / international peer-reviewed journals and presentation in scientific meetings. | X | ||||
| 10. Contributes to Occupational Health and Safety field by performing an original or innovated study independently. | X | ||||
| 11. Evaluates scientific papers related to the field independently and makes inferences for specific situations. | X | ||||
| 12. Participates in a team work on the identification and solution of problems in Occupational Health and Safety, performs leadership when needed | X | ||||
| 13. Improves new ideas, methods and approaches on Occupational Health and Safety by using high-level cognitive processes such as creative and critical thinking, problem-solving and decision-making. | X | ||||
| 14. Evaluates latest developments in the field of Occupational Health and Safety by considering international and national realities and uses for the benefit of the community. | X | ||||
| 15. Knows and acts in accordance with principles of professional ethics in his/her studies and scientific communication in the field of Occupational Health and Safety. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest