COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CLINICAL APPLICATION IN ORTHOTICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FTP 5021 CLINICAL APPLICATION IN ORTHOTICS ELECTIVE 0 4 0 6

Offered By

PROSTHESIS AND ORTHOSIS

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

PROSTHESIS AND ORTHOSIS

Course Objective

The aim of this lecture is to have the student acquire practical knowledge and skill in every stage of orthotic fabrication

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The student may define orthotic workshop and equipments used.
2   The student may define materials in orthotic fabrication
3   The student may define assessment and evaluation methods particular to orthotic fabrication.
4   The student may assess appropriateness of an orthoses and define rehabilitation processes.
5   The student may classify job definitions of team members

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Practical application
2 Practical application
3 Practical application
4 Practical application
5 Practical application
6 Practical application
7 Practical application
8 Practical application
9 Practical application
10 Practical application
11 Practical application
12 Practical application
13 Practical application
14 Practical application
15 Practical application
16 General commentary-evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Nawoczenski Deborah A, Orthotics in Functional Rehabilitation of the lower Limb, W. B. Saunders Comp, 1997

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Interactive
2. Laboratory

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRF PERFORMANCE
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRF


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The learning outcomes 1-5 will be assessed using mid and final exams.
The learning outcomes 2-5 will be assessed using laboratory work and homework Assignments/
Presentation

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Ibrahim Engin ŞIMŞEK, PT, PhD, Assoc Professor +90 02324124935

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Tutorials 14 2 28
Lectures 14 1 14
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for final exam 1 2 2
Field study 10 2 20
Preparing presentations 13 2 26
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 151

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51