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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: UNI169
Course Name: Occupational health and Safety
Semester: Fall
Course Credits:
ECTS
5
Language of instruction:
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: Prof. Dr. FAHRİ ERENEL
Course Lecturer(s): Prof.Dr. Fahri Erenel
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: It is aimed to teach labor law, occupational safety concepts, hazard and risk concepts, to recognize risk factors, to develop a sensitivity to the concept of danger, to create a culture of occupational safety, to learn preventive actions to reduce the causes of occupational accidents by examining accident theories.
Course Content: Basic Concepts of Labor Law and Occupational Health and Safety, Risk Factors and Types, Environmental Surveillance, 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 may cause work accidents and occupational diseases,
4) Knows accident theories and adopts occupational safety culture
5) Knows the basic concepts of labor law.

Course Flow Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Information about the Process of the Course Disaster and Emergency Management -
2) Development, Purpose, Importance of Occupational Health and Safety Concepts and Rules, Experienced Events Occupational Health and Safety in Türkiye and the World -
3) Causes of Work Accidents and Occupational Diseases and Costs That May Incur Attention and the Human Factor -
4) International and National Legislation and Obligations Regarding Occupational Health and Safety -
5) Basis of the Employer's Obligation to Supervise/Protect the Worker -
6) Hazard-Risk Relationship, Risk Factors -
7) Midterm -
8) Risk Assessment and Risk Management Risk Assessment in Apartments -
9) Occupational Health and Safety Organization in the Workplace -
10) Fire and Emergency Management -
11) Work Environment Surveillance Protection Policies -
12) Occupational Hygiene Occupational Diseases, -
13) Security Culture Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems -
14) Warning Signs, Protective Equipment, Accident Investigation Elevator Maintenance and Inspection -
15) Final Exam -

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Dursun, S., (2012). İş Güvenliği Kültürü. Beta Yayınları.
Esin, A., (2014). İş Güvenliği Uzmanı El Kitabı. ODTÜ Yayıncılık
References: İş Hukuku, İş Sağlığı ve Güvenliği ile İlgili Dergiler ve Web Sayfaları

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
Attendance 14 % 5
Midterms 1 % 45
Final 1 % 50
total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 50
total % 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities Number of Activities Workload
Course Hours 16 48
Study Hours Out of Class 14 31
Presentations / Seminar 3 9
Project 2 6
Homework Assignments 2 6
Midterms 2 7
Final 4 10
Total Workload 117