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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
ISH 5004	OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING II	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	6

Offered By

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING

Course Objective

To train professional nurses who has extensive knowledge for providing a healthy and safe workplace, develops programs in health care management, contributes to the field by doing scientific research, and takes the lead in solving problems

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Can make risk assessment in the workplace
2	Define the priority risk groups in working life, knows the precautions to be taken
3	Identify risks in the work areas and plan appropriate initiatives
4	Explain the ethical principles of occupational health practices
5	Identify health risks specific to business lines and plan appropriate initiatives

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Risk assessment in the workplace, exemplary health and safety programs in occupational health services
2	Risk assessment in the workplace, exemplary health and safety programs in occupational health services-Continue
3	Ethical issues in occupational health and safety
4	Working conditions and ergonomics
5	Disadvantaged groups in working life (women and children)
6	Working life and reproductive health
7	Disadvantaged groups in working life (elderly and disabled)
8	1st midterm exam
9	Special topics for business lines (occupational health and safety of health personnel)
10	Special topics for business lines (occupational health and safety in mine workers)
11	Special topics in business lines (occupational health and safety in agricultural workers)
12	Special topics for business lines (occupational health and safety in construction and cement industry)
13	Special topics in business lines (occupational health and safety in tourism sector)
14	Evaluation of the course

Recomended or Required Reading

AAOHN 01/04/1999
Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health 01/01/2005-
International Archives of Occupational And Environmental Health 1997-
International Journal of Occupational And Environmental Health 01/01/2002-
International Journal of Occupational Medicine And Environmental Health 01/01/2006-
Journal of Occupational Health 2002-
Journal of Occupational Health And Safety, Australia And New Zealand 01/02/2005-
Journal of Occupational Health Psychology 01/07/2003-
Occupational Health 01/07/2002-
Occupational Health & Safety 01/01/1992-
Occupational Safety & Health Journal 01/04/2006-

BOOKS
1. ICOH,SCOHN (1996). Education and Training of Occupational Health Nurses. Report No:7th International Commission on Occupational Health, Scientific Committee on Occupational Health Nursing.
2. Salazar M (2001). Core Curriculum for Occupational Environmental Health Nursing, Second ed. Saunders Company

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, Discussion, Question-answer, Literature review, Self-learning, Field Practices

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
2	ASG	ASSIGNMENT
3	FIN	FINAL EXAM
4	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	MTE* 0.25 + ASG* 0.25 + FIN* 0.50
5	RST	RESIT
6	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE* 0.25 + ASG* 0.25 + RST* 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The students are assessed through the skills of interpreting, recalling, deciding, explaining, and integrating knowledge.

In the assignments, the student s skill of researching, analysing, comparing, including evidence based practices, writing, and expressing herself or himself are assessed.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Özlem El
02324123958
Associate Prof. Gülendam Karadağ
02324124755
Dr. Nihal Gördes Aydoğdu
02324126965

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	13	2	26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	13	1	13
Preparation for midterm exam	1	12	12
Preparing assignments	3	15	45
Preparation for final exam	1	20	20
Preparing presentations	3	10	30
Final	1	2	2
Midterm	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.9	PO.10	PO.11	PO.12	PO.13	PO.14	PO.15	PO.16
LO.1	5			5										5
LO.2		5	5		5		5			5	5			5	5
LO.3	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
LO.4					5	5	5			5					5
LO.5	5		5		5		5			5	5	5		5

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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