COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BASIC OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GMS 1008 BASIC OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY COMPULSORY 3 0 0 3

Offered By

Gastronomy And Culinary Arts

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR YILMAZ AKGÜNDÜZ

Offered to

Gastronomy And Culinary Arts

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 Midterm Exam
8 The Development of Worker Health and Safety at Work in the World.
9 The Development of Worker Health and Safety at Work in Türkiye
10 Responsibilities in Worker Health and Safety at Work
11 Costs of Work Accidents and Occupational Diseases
12 Related Legislation
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

Lectures, assignments and presentations of the students

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

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

yilmaz.akgunduz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday, 13:00 - 15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for final exam 1 2 2
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 76

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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