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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
FZR 2025	MANUAL TECHNIQUES I	COMPULSORY	1	2	0	3

Offered By

Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SELNUR NARIN ARAL

Offered to

Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Course Objective

This course aims to teach the student how to plan and apply manual techniques specific to pathology.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	He/She knows to apply the classic massage techniques.
2	He/She knows to apply the connective tissue massage techniques.
3	He/She knows to apply the deep friction massage techniques.
4	He/She knows to apply the lymph dreinage massage techniques.
5	He/She knows to plan and implementation special to pathology.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Introduction of courses
2	Classic massage ( head, neck and trunk)
3	Classic massage ( upper extremity)
4	Classic massage ( lower extremity )
5	Connective tissue massage (head, neck and trunk )
6	Connective tissue massage (upper extremity )
7	Connective tissue massage (lower extremity )
8	Repitation
9	Deep friction massage ( upper extremity )
10	Deep friction massage ( lower extremity )
11	Deep friction massage ( upper-lower extremity )
12	Pediatric massage
13	Lymph dreinage tecniques
14	Obstetric massage
15	Repitation

Recomended or Required Reading

1.Clinical Assessment For Massage Therapy, David Zulak,Handspring Publishing Limited, 2018
2. Massage therapy: principles and practice, Salvo, Susan G, Elsevier, 2016
3. The Art of Massage: A Practical Manual for the Nurse, the Student and the Practitioner, Kellogg J.
4. Introduction to Massage Therapy (LWW Massage Therapy and Bodywork Educational Series), Braun MB and Simonson SJ
5. The Complete Guide to Lymph Drainage Massage, French RM
6. DeepTissue Massage: A Visual Guide to Techniques, Riggs A
7. Foundations of Manual Lymph Drainage, 3e , Foldi M and Strossenreuther R
8. Massage Therapy: You Can Effectively Use Acupressure Points To Treat Migraines and Headaches At Home, Rahaman, Habibur, 2020

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Practical lesson
3. Question and answer with the student

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

The student's performance in theoretical and practical exams is assessed.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

There are 3 instructors for the course. Each week, the responsible instructor will teach the course on Thursday and Friday from 13:30 to 16:15, covering 3 lesson hours. Throughout the 16-week curriculum, where the topics are distributed, the instructors responsible for teaching will attend the class during the semester and present their assigned topics. In the final week, all instructors will participate in a general review lesson.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Doç.Dr.Selnur Narin ARALTel: 24925
e-mail: selnur62@hotmail.com

Office Hours

Monday 12.00- 13.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	15	1	15
Tutorials	14	2	28
Preparation before/after weekly lectures	16	1	16
Preparation for Final Exam	1	6	6
Preparing Individual Assignments	1	6	6
Final	1	2	2
Midterm	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8
LO.1	1	1	1	1	1	1
LO.2	1	1	1	1	1	1
LO.3	1	1	1	1	1	1
LO.4	1	1	1	1	1	1
LO.5	1	1	1	1	1	1

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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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