Ä°SG706 - FITNESS FOR WORK
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FITNESS FOR WORK | Ä°SG706 | Any Semester/Year | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Prequisites | No | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Question and Answer Preparing and/or Presenting Reports | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Assoc. Prof. Sibel Kıran MD. PhD., Prof. Ali Naci Yıldız MD. PhD., | |||||
| Course objective | The aim of this course to learn the scope, approach, and basic concepts and principles of fitness for work | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | The scope, ethical and legal aspects of fitness for work, approaches to certain diseases and special groups and conditions, approach to diseases leading to disability | |||||
| References | 1. Palmer KT, Brown I, Hobson J. Fitness for Work. 5th Ed. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2013. 2. Snashall D, Patell D. ABC of Occupational and Environmental. 2nd Ed, London, BMJ, 2003: 17-23. Snashall D. & Patell D. ABC of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.Second Edition:2004, 3. EU Report european Foundation ort he Improvement of Living and Working condition, ?Annual review of working conditions in EU 2006-2007 report (www.eurofound.eu.int 2007) 4. Current Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Editor: Joe Ladou, Mc Graw Hill, 2007, 5. An Introduciton to industrial and Organizational psychology, Mc Graw hill, International Edition, 2007 6. İş Sağlığı ve Güvenliği, N. Bilir, A.N. Yıldız, 2014. 7. Encyclopedia of OH&S, ILO, 1997, 2004 | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Meeting, discussion of course goals and learning objectives |
| Week 2 | A general framework for assessing fitness for work |
| Week 3 | Ethics in occupational health |
| Week 4 | Certain disorders and fitness for work: Neurological disorders, Mental health and psychiatric disorders, Epilepsy, |
| Week 5 | Certain disorders and fitness for work: Spinal disorders, Orthopaedics and trauma of the limbs |
| Week 6 | Certain disorders and fitness for work: Vision and eye disorders, Hearing and vestibular disorders |
| Week 7 | Certain disorders and fitness for work: Respiratory disorders, Rheumatological disorders, Gastrointestinal and liver disorders |
| Week 8 | Certain disorders and fitness for work: Cardiovascular disorders, Diabetes mellitus and other endocrine disorders |
| Week 9 | Certain disorders and fitness for work: Haematological disorders, Human immunodeficiency virüs |
| Week 10 | Dermatological disorders, Renal and urological disease |
| Week 11 | Women at work and the older worker |
| Week 12 | Fitness for work after surgery or critical illness and cancer survivorship |
| Week 13 | Medication and health in the workplace |
| Week 14 | Seminar presentation |
| Week 15 | General 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 | 2 | 10 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 1 | 20 |
| Midterms | 0 | 0 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 5 | 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 | 2 | 28 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 13 | 2 | 26 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 3 | 10 | 30 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 16 | 16 |
| Total Workload | 33 | 40 | 120 |
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