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Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code:

NUR044

Course Name:

Environmental Health

Semester:

Fall

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

English

Course Condition:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Yes

Type of course:

Departmental Elective

Course Level:

Bachelor

TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:First Cycle

EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Face to face

Course Coordinator:

Dr. Öğr. Üy. MERYEM ERCEYLAN

Course Lecturer(s):

Meryem Erceylan

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:	To make students understand the importance of environmental health, the environment-health relationship, to raise environmental awareness, to teach the causes, sources, importance and precautions to be taken of important environmental health problems (water-air-soil pollution-waste), to increase their professional knowledge and skills in protecting and developing environmental health.
Course Content:	It includes information on the definition of environmental health, the environment-health relationship, factors affecting environmental health, air pollution, soil pollution, water pollution, waste and waste disposal, radiation, urbanization and slums, environmental health problems in our country and in the world, and organizations related to environmental health.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Understands the importance of environmental health in protecting and improving health.
2) Realizes the responsibilities of nurses in protecting environmental health
3) Understands how chemical elements that threaten environmental health can be eliminated.
4) It provides individuals with awareness of protecting the environment.

Course Flow Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction to environmental health, interaction between environment and health
2)	Air pollution
3)	Water pollution
4)	Soil pollution (pesticides etc.)
5)	Solid and liquid waste
6)	Radiation
7)	Noise pollution
8)	Midterm exam
9)	Odor pollution
10)	Urbanization-slums and environmental health
11)	Food health and safety
12)	Risk management in environmental health
13)	Examples of environmental health problems in the world and Türkiye
14)	Environmental health organizations in the world and Turkey
15)	Homework presentations

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Güler Ç, Akın L (Editörler) Halk Sağlığı Temel Bilgiler. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Yayınları, Ankara, 2015.
References:	Güler Ç, Akın L (Editörler) Halk Sağlığı Temel Bilgiler. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Yayınları, Ankara, 2015.

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4
Program Outcomes
1) Understand the concepts and concepts related to the field of health at the undergraduate level, and have advanced theoretical and practical knowledge supported by textbooks, application tools and other sources of current information in the field of health.	1	2		1
2) Knowledge of nature, source, limits, accuracy, reliability and validity of knowledge.		1	2
3) Uses advanced theoretical and factual knowledge acquired at the undergraduate level.	1	1		1
4) Interprets, evaluates, identifies, analyzes, shares information and makes teamwork with scientifically proven data by using the advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field of health.	2	1	1
5) Uses computer programs, related technologies and educational tools in the field of health.	1	1	1	2
6) Carries out a study independently by using its advanced knowledge in the field of health and takes responsibility as a team member in cooperation with other professional groups working in this field.	1	1	1	1
7) Takes responsibility individually and as a team member to solve unforeseen complex problems encountered in the practices related to the field of health.	1	1	1	1
8) Plans, manages, and monitors and evaluates the activities for the development of employees in a project.	2		1	1
9) Evaluates the advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field of health with a critical approach.	1	2	1	1
10) Determines learning needs and learning resources, directs learning function by using resources effectively.	1	1	1	2
11) Develops a positive attitude towards life-long learning and turns it into behavior.	1	1	1	2
12) Informs the related persons and institutions about the health field; conveys his / her thoughts and solution suggestions in writing and orally, and receives the opinions, requests and expectations of the relevant persons and institutions.	2
13) With the awareness of social responsibility, organizes and implements projects and activities in cooperation with other professional groups for the social environment in which he lives.		1		1
14) Follow the information in the field and communicate with colleagues by using a foreign language at least at B1 General Level of European Language Portfolio.		1	2
15) Express themselves effectively in verbal and written.	1	1		1
16) Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software required by the field at least at the Advanced Level of European Computer Driving License.	1		1
17) Monitors and evaluates the events / developments on the agenda of the society and the world in the field of health.		1	1
18) Acts and participates in accordance with Quality Management and Processes.	1		1	2
19) They cooperate with people from related disciplines and acts in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the stages of collecting, interpreting, applying and announcing the results related to health field.	1		1	1
20) Have enough consciousness about individual and community health, environmental protection and occupational safety.		2		1

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Average	3 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Understand the concepts and concepts related to the field of health at the undergraduate level, and have advanced theoretical and practical knowledge supported by textbooks, application tools and other sources of current information in the field of health.	1
2)	Knowledge of nature, source, limits, accuracy, reliability and validity of knowledge.	2
3)	Uses advanced theoretical and factual knowledge acquired at the undergraduate level.	1
4)	Interprets, evaluates, identifies, analyzes, shares information and makes teamwork with scientifically proven data by using the advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field of health.	2
5)	Uses computer programs, related technologies and educational tools in the field of health.	1
6)	Carries out a study independently by using its advanced knowledge in the field of health and takes responsibility as a team member in cooperation with other professional groups working in this field.	1
7)	Takes responsibility individually and as a team member to solve unforeseen complex problems encountered in the practices related to the field of health.	1
8)	Plans, manages, and monitors and evaluates the activities for the development of employees in a project.	1
9)	Evaluates the advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field of health with a critical approach.	2
10)	Determines learning needs and learning resources, directs learning function by using resources effectively.	1
11)	Develops a positive attitude towards life-long learning and turns it into behavior.	2
12)	Informs the related persons and institutions about the health field; conveys his / her thoughts and solution suggestions in writing and orally, and receives the opinions, requests and expectations of the relevant persons and institutions.	1
13)	With the awareness of social responsibility, organizes and implements projects and activities in cooperation with other professional groups for the social environment in which he lives.	1
14)	Follow the information in the field and communicate with colleagues by using a foreign language at least at B1 General Level of European Language Portfolio.	2
15)	Express themselves effectively in verbal and written.	1
16)	Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software required by the field at least at the Advanced Level of European Computer Driving License.	1
17)	Monitors and evaluates the events / developments on the agenda of the society and the world in the field of health.	1
18)	Acts and participates in accordance with Quality Management and Processes.	2
19)	They cooperate with people from related disciplines and acts in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the stages of collecting, interpreting, applying and announcing the results related to health field.	1
20)	Have enough consciousness about individual and community health, environmental protection and occupational safety.	1

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	3	% 9
Quizzes	2	% 6
Presentation	2	% 15
Midterms	1	% 30
Final	1	% 40
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 40
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities	Number of Activities	Preparation for the Activity	Spent for the Activity Itself	Completing the Activity Requirements	Workload
Course Hours	14	2	2		56
Presentations / Seminar	2	7	1		16
Quizzes	3	9			27
Midterms	1	10	1		11
Final	1	10	1		11
Total Workload					121