UNI130 Occupational Health and Social SecurityIstinye UniversityDegree Programs Industrial and Systems Engineering (English)General Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational Qualifications
Industrial and Systems Engineering (English)

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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: UNI130
Course Name: Occupational Health and Social Security
Semester: Spring
Course Credits:
ECTS
5
Language of instruction: English
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: E-Learning
Course Coordinator: Öğr. Gör. ESRA ÇALIŞKAN
Course Lecturer(s): Neslihan Türkoğlu
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: It is aimed to teach the concepts of occupational safety, danger and risk, to realize the risk factors, to develop the sensitivity to the concept of danger, to create an occupational safety culture, to learn preventive actions in order to reduce the causes of occupational accidents by examining them.
Course Content: Basic Concepts of Occupational Health and Safety, Risk Factors and Types, Surveillance of the Environment, Causes of Work Accidents and Occupational Diseases, Preventive Measures and Occupational Safety Culture

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Learns the concepts of danger and risk,
2) Learns risk factors and types,
3) Knows the situations and factors that can cause work accidents and occupational diseases,
4) Knows workplace occupational safety organizations and adopts occupational safety culture.

Course Flow Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Information on the Method of Conducting the Course, Importance of Occupational Safety, Full Well-Being, Purpose of Occupational Safety Studies, Definition of Occupational Safety and Occupational Accident, Its Elements, Occupational Accidents in the World and Turkey -
2) History, International Organizations, Causes of Accidents, Safe and Unsafe Behaviors, Examples of Work Accidents -
3) Attention and Human Factor, Information on Legislation -
4) Hazard and Risk Concepts, Risk Factors, Risk Assessment -
5) Organization of Occupational Health and Safety at Work, Determination of Workplace Hazard Level -
6) Occupational Health and Safety Measures to be Taken in Workplaces and Buildings -
6) Occupational Health and Safety Measures to be Taken in Workplaces and Buildings -
7) Occupational Health and Safety Measures to be Taken in Workplaces and Buildings -
8) Midterm -
9) Emergency Management, Fire Protection -
10) Ergonomics and 5 S Workplace layout -
11) Occupational Diseases, Hospital Disaster Plans -
12) OHSAS 45001, Risk Assessment in Apartments and MAINTENANCE/REPAIR OF Elevators -
13) Occupational Hygiene, Protective Equipment and Marking in Occupational Safety, Warning -
14) Safety Culture -
15) Final exam -

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Dersin hocasının önerdiği kaynaklar
References: Resources suggested by the course instructor

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes

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Program Outcomes
1) Acquires sufficient accumulation of knowledge in natural and applied sciences, engineering and technology, and has the ability to design, and identify/formulate/solve problems related to, complex manufacturing and service systems using this knowledge.
2) Possesses the ability to select and apply appropriate methods for analysing integrated systems comprising humans, knowledge, raw materials and energy; to acquire, process and interpret data; and to reach conclusions using her/his engineering skills.
3) Has the ability to select and efficiently use engineering design principles along with appropriate analytical, computational and experimental engineering techniques in order to optimize outputs related to various systems under realistic constraints.
4) Possesses the skills to select from among and efficiently use modern technologies, equipment, software and software languages in applications related to her/his respective field.
5) Possesses the ability to produce industry-focused solutions that are able to contribute to social health, safety and welfare, while being cognizant of global, cultural, societal, economical and environmental matters.
6) Has the awareness to take decisions ethically, professionally and without overlooking her/his legal responsibilities in situations related to her/his professions.
7) Has the awareness about contemporary issues such as sustainability, entrepreneurship and innovation; and the ability to comprehend the impacts of these notions on her/his profession.
8) Has the skills to communicate and make presentations to a level that will allow her/him to effectively make an exchange of information and experience both verbally and in written and with various communities related to her/his area.
9) Is able to use a foreign language at least at B1 level, measured in terms of the European Language Portfolio criterion.
10) In cognizance of life-long learning, possesses the ability to follow and adapt to changes that may arise in her/his field and reflect them into her/his profession.
11) Has the ability to work efficiently in interdisciplinary projects, be open to collaboration and take initiative when necessary, manage risks, plan activities and develop strategies.
12) She has the ability to follow new approaches in the field of human-machine interaction and artificial intelligence and apply them to problems in her field.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Average 3 Highest
       
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Acquires sufficient accumulation of knowledge in natural and applied sciences, engineering and technology, and has the ability to design, and identify/formulate/solve problems related to, complex manufacturing and service systems using this knowledge.
2) Possesses the ability to select and apply appropriate methods for analysing integrated systems comprising humans, knowledge, raw materials and energy; to acquire, process and interpret data; and to reach conclusions using her/his engineering skills.
3) Has the ability to select and efficiently use engineering design principles along with appropriate analytical, computational and experimental engineering techniques in order to optimize outputs related to various systems under realistic constraints.
4) Possesses the skills to select from among and efficiently use modern technologies, equipment, software and software languages in applications related to her/his respective field.
5) Possesses the ability to produce industry-focused solutions that are able to contribute to social health, safety and welfare, while being cognizant of global, cultural, societal, economical and environmental matters.
6) Has the awareness to take decisions ethically, professionally and without overlooking her/his legal responsibilities in situations related to her/his professions.
7) Has the awareness about contemporary issues such as sustainability, entrepreneurship and innovation; and the ability to comprehend the impacts of these notions on her/his profession.
8) Has the skills to communicate and make presentations to a level that will allow her/him to effectively make an exchange of information and experience both verbally and in written and with various communities related to her/his area.
9) Is able to use a foreign language at least at B1 level, measured in terms of the European Language Portfolio criterion.
10) In cognizance of life-long learning, possesses the ability to follow and adapt to changes that may arise in her/his field and reflect them into her/his profession.
11) Has the ability to work efficiently in interdisciplinary projects, be open to collaboration and take initiative when necessary, manage risks, plan activities and develop strategies.
12) She has the ability to follow new approaches in the field of human-machine interaction and artificial intelligence and apply them to problems in her field.

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 Workload
Course Hours 13 39
Presentations / Seminar 12 36
Homework Assignments 12 36
Midterms 1 3
Final 1 3
Total Workload 117