COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FIREFIGHTING AND FIRE PROTECTION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ISG 2008 FIREFIGHTING AND FIRE PROTECTION COMPULSORY 1 1 0 2

Offered By

Occupational Health and Safety

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR DENIZ ELMACI

Offered to

Occupational Health and Safety

Course Objective

Types of combustion, combustion degrees, fire protection and to learn ways to intervene.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To have knowledge about the fire.
2   To have knowledge about fire classification.
3   To have knowledge about fire extinguishing systems .
4   To have information about fire extinguisher types.
5   If necessary, to intervene in fire correctly.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Burns and fire
2 Fire safety precautions
3 Causes of fire
4 Fire classes
5 Stages of fire
6 Factors affecting fire
7 Factors affecting fire
8 Flammable and explosive substances
9 Hazards at a fireplace
10 The organization and communication throughout fire
11 Recovery
12 Fire extinguishing
13 Extinguishing systems
14 Practice

Recomended or Required Reading

Materials to be used for the course will be provided by the course the teachers.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. DVD, video etc.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MT MIDTERM
2 FINS FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MT*0.40+FINS*0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MT*0.40+RST*0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Success evaluation is calculated by taking 40% of the midterm exam and 60% of the final exam.

Assessment Criteria

With midterm exam and final exam, students' level of understanding of learning outcomes will be evaluated.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% of participation in the courses is mandatory
2. All kinds of plagiarism (cheating) initiative, and the actual results in disciplinary action

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Asst. Prof. Dr. Deniz ELMACI
deniz.elmaci@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

It will be announced later.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Tutorials 14 1 14
Lectures 14 1 14
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 3 3
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 53

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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