Economics (English)
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: Fall
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) They have a broad and interdisciplinary perspective on economics using other social sciences and mathematics.
2) They have knowledge and skill about different functions and interactions of economy.
3) They use different theoretical approaches to comprehend and solve various economic problems.
4) They are aware of the needs of society and use their knowledge of economics to meet these needs.
5) They have in-depth knowledge on the current issues of the Turkish economy and the global economy.
6) They have in-depth knowledge on the history of the Turkish economy and basic level knowledge on the history of the global economy.
7) Using various statistical techniques and numerical methods, they establish correct economic models and make analyzes by using statistical programs effectively.
8) They use a foreign language at least at the B1 General Level in terms of European Language Portfolio criteria according to the level of education.
9) They improve their skills of teamwork, negotiation, leadership and entrepreneurship.
10) They have universal ethical values, social responsibility awareness and adequate knowledge of business law.
11) Being able to develop positive attitudes with regards to lifelong learning, they identify their individual learning needs and carry out studies to fulfil them.
12) They express their ideas and solution proposals concerning their field both written and orally, and present and publish them on both national and international platforms.
13) They use information and communication technologies together with a computer software required by the field at least at advanced level of European Computer Driving License .

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Average 3 Highest
       
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) They have a broad and interdisciplinary perspective on economics using other social sciences and mathematics.
2) They have knowledge and skill about different functions and interactions of economy.
3) They use different theoretical approaches to comprehend and solve various economic problems.
4) They are aware of the needs of society and use their knowledge of economics to meet these needs.
5) They have in-depth knowledge on the current issues of the Turkish economy and the global economy.
6) They have in-depth knowledge on the history of the Turkish economy and basic level knowledge on the history of the global economy.
7) Using various statistical techniques and numerical methods, they establish correct economic models and make analyzes by using statistical programs effectively.
8) They use a foreign language at least at the B1 General Level in terms of European Language Portfolio criteria according to the level of education.
9) They improve their skills of teamwork, negotiation, leadership and entrepreneurship.
10) They have universal ethical values, social responsibility awareness and adequate knowledge of business law.
11) Being able to develop positive attitudes with regards to lifelong learning, they identify their individual learning needs and carry out studies to fulfil them.
12) They express their ideas and solution proposals concerning their field both written and orally, and present and publish them on both national and international platforms.
13) They use information and communication technologies together with a computer software required by the field at least at advanced level of European Computer Driving License .

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