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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: UNI118
Course Name: Occupational health and Safety
Semester: Spring
Course Credits:
ECTS
5
Language of instruction: Turkish
Course Condition:
Does the Course Require Work Experience?: No
Type of course: University 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: Öğr. Gör. STAFF
Course Lecturer(s): Prof. Dr. FAHRİ ERENEL
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: Establishing a health and safety culture, adopting the concept of occupational health and safety in this framework, learning the rights and responsibilities of employees and employers in this area, learning the sources of danger in the working environment and making risk assessment, learning the basic principles of work accidents and occupational diseases, learning the basic first aid principles.
Course Content: Health and Safety Culture, Basic Consepts of Occupational Health and Safety, Rights and Liabilities, Source of Danger in Workplaces, Risk Assesment, Occupational Accident and Occupational Diseas, Principle of Basic First Aid

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Knows the basic concepts of Occupational Health and Safety,
2) Knows the legislation on Occupational Health and Safety,
3) Understands the relevant rights and responsibilities in terms of employees and employers,
4) Make a risk assessment by noticing the sources of danger in various working environments,
5) Understands the causes of work accident and occupational disease, can prevent accidents with a preventive approach,
6) Basic first aid awareness increases.

Course Flow Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) General information about the course, Health and Safety Culture, Basic Concepts of OHS
2) OHS Legislation and Standard, Rights and Obligations
3) Definitions of Work Accident/ Near Miss/ Occupational Disease and Legal Consequences Resulting From These
4) Key Sources of Danger
5) OHS in Working at Height and Construction Works
6) OHS and Fire in Electrical Works
7) OHS, Environmental Health and Waste Management in Laboratory Studies
8) Mindterm
9) Accident Theories and General Safety Rules for All Employees
10) Hazard-Risk Relationship and Risk Assessment
11) Health and Safety Signs, Personal Protective Equipment
12) Emergency Management
13) Occupational Diseases and Work-Related Diseases
14) Basic First Aid
15) Final examination

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Ders Notları (Neslihan Türkoğlu)
References: Ders Notları (Neslihan Türkoğlu)

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes

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Program Outcomes
1) Have the theoretical knowledge in major sub areas of psychology.
2) Apply psychological consepts and theories in a variety of applied settings
3) Identify and explain the cognitive, emotional and behavioral processes of human.
4) Evaluate evidence and assumptions in a scientific and critical view.
5) Collect and analyze the research data and report the findings in accordance to ethical publication rules.
6) Develop and utilize measurement tools for psychological phenomena.
7) Have the skills and abilities to follow advances in psyhology and other related sciences.
8) Have the skills and abilities to work effectively on individual and group based.
9) Have the skills and abilities to communicate in a clear and effective manner in national and international settings.
10) Behave in accordance to the professional code of ethics applied to psychology.
11) Be unprejudiced and equal to various identity groups based on such as age, gender, language, race, religion and social class in scientific and professional acitivities.
12) Have enhanced awareness of universal values as well as human and animal rights.
13) Master a foreign language at least B1 level of European Language Portfolio.
14) Master the computer softwares within information and communication technologies at least European computer driving licence.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Average 3 Highest
       
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Have the theoretical knowledge in major sub areas of psychology.
2) Apply psychological consepts and theories in a variety of applied settings
3) Identify and explain the cognitive, emotional and behavioral processes of human.
4) Evaluate evidence and assumptions in a scientific and critical view.
5) Collect and analyze the research data and report the findings in accordance to ethical publication rules.
6) Develop and utilize measurement tools for psychological phenomena.
7) Have the skills and abilities to follow advances in psyhology and other related sciences.
8) Have the skills and abilities to work effectively on individual and group based.
9) Have the skills and abilities to communicate in a clear and effective manner in national and international settings.
10) Behave in accordance to the professional code of ethics applied to psychology.
11) Be unprejudiced and equal to various identity groups based on such as age, gender, language, race, religion and social class in scientific and professional acitivities.
12) Have enhanced awareness of universal values as well as human and animal rights.
13) Master a foreign language at least B1 level of European Language Portfolio.
14) Master the computer softwares within information and communication technologies at least European computer driving licence.

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Midterms 1 % 40
Final 1 % 60
total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 60
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 0 0
Midterms 1 0 0
Final 1 0 0
Total Workload 0