SPD710 - ENVIRONMENT and CHILD HEALTH
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENVIRONMENT and CHILD HEALTH | SPD710 | 3rd Semester | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Prequisites | None | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Problem Solving Brain Storming Other | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Prof. Dr. Kadriye Yurdakök, Prof. Dr. Elif N. Özmert, Prof. Dr. S. Songül Yalçın | |||||
| Course objective | Will be able to define the factors that make up the environment, the causes of pollution, the sensitivity of children and the effects of environmental pollution on child health and diseases. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Factors that make up the environment, why children are different from adults, causes and effects of pollution of the components (air, water, soil), health effects of metals, electromagnetic fields and chemicals (POPs, endocrine disruptors), environmental pollution, cancer and other chronic diseases. the role of diseases in the development of the disease, a comprehensive environmental assessment, taking an environmental history for diagnosis, treatment and prevention | |||||
| References | Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, AAP Environmental Health, WHO and UNICEF documents. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Environmental factors and causes of pollution |
| Week 2 | Why children are more affected |
| Week 3 | Indoor air pollution |
| Week 4 | Outdoor air pollution |
| Week 5 | Water pollution |
| Week 6 | Soil pollution |
| Week 7 | Food pollution |
| Week 8 | Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) |
| Week 9 | Persistent organic pollutants |
| Week 10 | Electromagnetic pollution |
| Week 11 | Heavy metals and child health |
| Week 12 | Noise pollution |
| Week 13 | Cancer and environmental pollution |
| Week 14 | Other chronic diseases and environmental pollution |
| Week 15 | Course 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 | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 12 | 40 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 0 | 0 |
| Final exam | 1 | 60 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 12 | 40 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 60 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 12 | 6 | 72 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 11 | 2 | 22 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 12 | 4 | 48 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Total Workload | 50 | 24 | 180 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Gains evidence based advanced academic knowledge and skills in the field of social pediatrics when planning, intervening, and assessing well-being, quality of life, health, development, and disease in child health in an integrated and holistic approach. | X | ||||
| 2. Performs independent researches based on evidence, presents them to international and national platforms. | X | ||||
| 3. Gains the skills and attitudes to be a consultant, clinician, manager, and researcher. | X | ||||
| 4. Acts to protect the ethical values, standards and professional independency. | X | ||||
| 5. Works in a multidisciplinary approach with all stake holders including service receivers and providers. | X | ||||
| 6. Acts within the principle of life-long learning, and teaching to develop and improve quality of social pediatric services to meet the needs of the society | X | ||||
| 7. Critisizes self knowledge, develop skills in advocating, improving and representing social pediatrics. | X | ||||
| 8. Actively takes part in development, and implementation, of national and international policies to improve the rights of disadvantaged children and communities. | X | ||||
| 9. Analyses the effects of cultural, physical, economical, social, political, geographical, and demographic factors on personal activities, and educates the public to improve the health of the community. | X | ||||
| 10. Accesses to variety of information sources on current social pediatric practices, and proposes new, innovative solutions. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest