Ä°SG702 - OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES II
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES II | Ä°SG702 | 2nd Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Prequisites | No | |||||
| 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) | Prof. Dr. Ali Naci YIldız, Doç. Dr. Sibel KIRAN | |||||
| Course objective | Aim of this course for the students is to learn the occupational disease and work-related diseases, occupational diseases caused by physical and chemical agents, strategies for prevention of occupational diseases, the relevant legislation, occupational disease statistics in the world and Turkey | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Occupational disease and work-related diseases, occupational diseases caused by physical and chemical agents, strategies for prevention of occupational diseases, the relevant legislation, occupational disease statistics in the world and Turkey | |||||
| References | 1. Occupational Medicine, 2th ed, Zenz, C, Year Book Medical Publishers, Chicago, 1988. 2. Encyclopedia of Occupational Health and Safety-ILO, 1997. 3. Occupational Health, Levy BS, Wegman DH, 4th ed, 2000. 4. ABC of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Snashall D. & Patell D. Second Edition, BMJ publishing Book 2004. 5. Occupational Health Practice, Waldron HA, Edling C, 4th ed, 2004. 6. Textbook of ClinicalOccupational and Environmental Medicine, Rodenstock L, Cullen MR, Brodkin CA, Redlich CA, 2th ed, 2005. 7. Current Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Ladou J, Harrison R, 5th ed, Mc Graw Hill, 2007. 8. Guidotti TL. Global Occupational Health. New York, Oxford University Press, 2011. 9. İş Sağlığı ve Güvenliği, N. Bilir, AN. Yıldız, Hacettepe Üniversitesi Yayını, 2014. 10. Current legislations, www.mevzuat.gov.tr 11. Current national and international related articles. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction, discussion of course goals and learning objectives |
| Week 2 | Occupational disease and work-related disease concept and definition |
| Week 3 | Types of occupational diseases |
| Week 4 | Diagnostic process of occupational diseases |
| Week 5 | Occupational diseases caused by physical agents |
| Week 6 | Occupational diseases caused by chemical agents |
| Week 7 | Occupational respiratory disorders |
| Week 8 | Occupational skin and infectious diseases |
| Week 9 | Occupational cancers |
| Week 10 | Strategies for prevention of occupational diseases |
| Week 11 | Relevant legislation |
| Week 12 | Occupational disease statistics in the world and Turkey |
| Week 13 | Presentation of the seminar |
| 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 | 3 | 42 |
| 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) | 12 | 7 | 84 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 1 | 14 | 14 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 30 | 74 | 190 |
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