COURSE UNIT TITLE

: OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
UBY 3002 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 3

Offered By

School of Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR GONCA KÖSE

Offered to

Tourism and Hotel Management
Tourism Management

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide students with basic knowledge on worker health and safety at work and to raise their awareness on the importance of the issue in the worklife.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To define basic concepts related to worker health and safety at work
2   To list the principles of protection from and prevention measures against occupational diseases and accidents.
3   To explain the responsibilities in worker health and safety at work
4   To explain the development of worker health and safety at work in the world and Türkiye
5   To evaluate the fundamental legislation on worker health and safety at work in Türkiye

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The Concepts of Worker and Employer
2 The Concept and Principles of Worker Health
3 Occupational Diseases and Principles of Protection
4 The Concept and Principles of Safety at Work
5 Work Accidents and Prevention Measures
6 Legal Procedure related to Work Accidents
7 The Importance of Worker Health and Safety at Work
8 Midterm Exam
9 The Development of Worker Health and Safety at Work in the World.
10 The Development of Worker Health and Safety at Work in Türkiye
11 Responsibilities in Worker Health and Safety at Work
12 Costs of Work Accidents and Occupational Diseases
13 Related Legislation
14 Related Legislation
15 Final Exam
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Hüseyin Altınel, Işçi Sağlığı ve Iş Güvenliği, Detay Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2011.
Nüvit Gerek, Işçi Sağlığı ve Iş Güvenliği, Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayını, Eskişehir, 2004.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture by instructor, class discussion conducted by instructor, problem solving or case studies, question and answer teaching method

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Skill in analysis, synthesis and critical thinking; skill in problem solving; skill in application via midterm and final exams

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Ön Lisans ve Lisans Öğretim ve Sınav Yönetmeliği
Uygulamalı Bilimler Yüksekokulu Öğretim ve Sınav Uygulama Esasları

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

baris.secer@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Lecture day, between the hours of 12:30-13:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 16 16
Preparing assignments 1 8 8
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 72

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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