Erciyes University - Info Package

Course unit title	Level of course unit	Course unit code	Type of course unit	Semester of course unit	Local credit	ECTS credit	Syllabus
DOCTOR IN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY	Second cycle	ELK321		5	1.00	1.00	Print

Description of course unit

Prerequisites and course requisities	There is no requisities
Language of instruction	Turkish
Coordinator	Assoc. Prof. Dr. İskender Gün
Lecturer(s)	Assoc. Prof. Dr. İskender Gün
Teaching assitant(s)
Mode of delivery	Class lecture
Course objective	To obtain the role of doctor in work health and security for students of medical faculty
Course description	This is an elective course that evaluate the role of doctor in work health and security

Course contents

1	History of work health and security in Turkey
2	Importance of work health and security
3	Legislative regulations about work health and security
4	Physical dangers in work environment
5	Chemical dangers in work environment
6	Biological dangers in work environment
7	Psycosocial dangers in work environment
8	Work accidents
9	Occupational diseases
10	Training process and duties of workplace physician
11	Training process and duties of workplace nurse
12	Training process and duties of work security specialist
13	Risk assesment in workplace and the role of physician
14	Preventing dangers in workplaces and the role of physician
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Learning outcomes of the course unit

1	Historical status of work health and safety in Turkey
2	Legislative regulations in Turkey about work health and security
3	Dangers in workplaces
4	Physical dangers, their effects and preventing methods
5	Chemical dangers, their effects and preventing methods
6	Biological dangers, their effects and preventing methods
7	Physicosocial dangers, their effects and preventing methods
8	Main aspects of work accident and occupational diseases
9	Education and duties of workplace physician
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Number of stars refer to level of contribution from 1 (the least) to 5 (the most)

Planned learning activities, teaching methods and ECTS work load

	Quantity	Time (hour)	Quantity*Time (hour)
Lectures (face to face teaching)	14	1	14
Study hours out of classroom (study before and after the class)	0	0	0
Homework	0	0	0
Presentation / seminar	0	0	0
Quiz	0	0	0
Preparation for midterm exams	1	5	5
Midterm exams	1	1	1
Project (term paper)	0	0	0
Laboratuar	0	0	0
Field study	0	0	0
Preparation for final exam	1	5	5
Final exam	1	1	1
Research	0	0	0
Total work load			26
ECTS			1.00

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation during semester	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homework	0	0
Semester total		40
Contribution ratio of evaluation during semester to success		40
Contribution ratio of final exam to success		60
General total		100

Recommended and required reading

Textbook	Günay O, Öztürk Y (Eds). Halk sağlığı, Erciyes Üniversitesi yayınları, 2011
Additional references

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