COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ONCOLOGIC PHYSIOTHERAPY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ERA 4003 ONCOLOGIC PHYSIOTHERAPY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SERAP ACAR

Offered to

Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation
Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Course Objective

This course aims to give necessary skills to write an academic essay.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to write topic sentences, supoorting details and concluding sentences.
2   To be able to write essays on some certain essay types.
3   To be able to collect information in order to use it in supplementary details.
4   To be able to organize the gathered information and the ideas in a suitable way.
5   To be able to make necessary corrections in accordance with the given feedback.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Principles of cancer and cancer treatment
2 Introduction to evaluation and treatment of malignany Evaluation and treatment of breast cancer
3 Medical complications of cancer and their treatment Pulmonary complications and cardiac complications
4 Pain in cancer
5 Neurologic and neuromuscular complications of cancer Rehabilitation of patients with Brain Tumors Rehabilitation of Patients with Spinal Cord Dysfunction
6 Musculoskeletal complications of cancer Spine disorders in cancer
7 Musculoskeletal complications of cancer Upper extremity Disorders in Cancer
8 Musculoskeletal complications of cancer Lower extremity Disorders in Cancer
9 Mid term exam
10 General topics in cancer rehabilitation Principles of physical and occupational therapy in cancer
11 Therapeutic exercise in cancer
12 Rehabilitation of the pediatric cancer rehabilitation Geriatric issues in cancer rehabilitation
13 Palliative care of the cancer patient Complementary therapies in cancer rehabilitation
14 Balance and gait dysfunction in the cancer patient Cancer related fatigue
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Will be chosen later.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Drafting and portfolio techniques will be used. common features of essay types will be given by means of class discusiions, sample analysis and teacher explanations.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

First and second drafts of each essay will be assessed.

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

70% attendancy is required.
Students are required to prepare the assignments thoroughly.
Students are required to make necessary corrections in relation to peer and teacher feedback.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparing assignments 2 5 10
Web Search and Library Research 14 3 42
Final 1 15 15
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 95

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.111
LO.211
LO.311
LO.411
LO.51111