COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FLIGHT PHYSIOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Civil Aviation and Cabin Services

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

BERRIN TAŞKAN

Offered to

Cultural Heritage and Tourism
Tourism and Hotel Management
Civil Aviation and Cabin Services
Civil Aviation Transportation Management
Food Technology

Course Objective

The aim of this course is; to inform the students about flight physiology and to create awareness in the students by examining the subjects.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students will be able to have knowledge about basic aviation physiology concepts.
2   Students will be able to learns flight physiology and ability to adapt to aviation.
3   Students will be able to learn physiological and psychological factors affecting flight safety.
4   Students will be able to learn flight psychology and apply

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction, Definition and Importance of Flight Physiology
2 Main Factors in Flight Safety and Reasons of Aircraft Accidents
3 Conditions Effecting Flying
4 Rapid Decompression and Intervention Methods
5 Decompression Sickness, Factors Affecting It, and Intervention Methods
6 Physiological Situations that Constitute Problems for Flight Crew; Eye problems, Heart Attack Risks and Vascular Problems During Flight
7 Mid-term Exam
8 Acceleration Physiology, Orientation and Disorientation During Flight, Hypoxia
9 Diet, Exercise and Obesity, Cardiovascular Diseases
10 Tropical Diseases, Common Sicknesses and Treatments, Alchol, Epilepsy Disease
11 Drug Use & Blood Donation for Flying Personnel, Hygiene in Flight, Infectious Diseases, Risk of Contact to Infectious Diseases and Intervention Methods
12 Flight Performance Failure , Capacity Failure, Physiological Effects of Fatigue, Sleep Physiology, Circadian Rhythm and Jet-lag. Rules of Health for Flight Crew & Cabin Crew,Stress
13 Things to do in case of birth and death in flight, medical waste management, disinfection of aircraft
14 General Recap
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1)Çetingüç, M. (2018). Havacılık ve Uzay Psikolojisi. Nobel Yayınları, Ankara. ISBN: 978-605-320-495-4
2)C.C.M., Cabin Crew Manual ( Kabin Ekibi El Kitabı )
3)E.C.A.C., European Civil Aviation Conference ( Avrupa Sivil Havacılık Konferansı Kuralları )
4)I.C.A.O. Doc. 7192-AN/857 Part E 1, Annex-6Uluslar arası Sivil Havacılık Organizasyonu Kuralları
5)S.H.T.-61.40, Sivil Havacılık Talimatı

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Face-to-face lecture technique in the classroom, discussion and problem solving, reading research, classroom practices.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Exams: There will be held on two in class exams; midterm exam and final exam during the semester.
Grades: 50 % Midterm Exam, 50 % Final Exam, 50 % Make-up Exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1) Attending at least 70 percent of lectures and fulfill the requirements of the course are mandatory.
2) Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

berrin.taskan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday, 13:00 - 16:30, Ground Floor, No: Z-28, Efes Vocational School, Selçuk / IZMIR.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Group session 6 1 6
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Group homework preperation 6 5 30
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 118

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.13
LO.23
LO.33
LO.43

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