Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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VOCATIONAL SCHOOL OF HACI BEKTAŞ VELİ / BMD218 - BIOMEDICAL DEVICE TECHNOLOGY

Code: BMD218 Course Title: BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS IN MEDICAL DEVICES Theoretical+Practice: 2+1 ECTS: 4
Year/Semester of Study 2 / Spring Semester
Level of Course Short Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department BIOMEDICAL DEVICE TECHNOLOGY
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer MUHAMMET ALİ USER (muhammet.user@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To ensure that awareness of hazards encountered and biological hazards in biomedical devices, to teach precaution which will be taken and to provide sufficient level of knowledge in environments such as laboratory or health centers where Biomedical equipment technician working.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Able to explain the concept of infection. PO-52 Have knowledge about biological hazards in medical devices.
 		Examination
LO-2 Know the ways of infection. PO-52 Have knowledge about biological hazards in medical devices.
 		Examination
LO-3 Know the precautions against infections. PO-52 Have knowledge about biological hazards in medical devices.
 		Examination
LO-4 Know the different working environments. PO-52 Have knowledge about biological hazards in medical devices.
 		Examination
LO-5 Know Bacteria-Viruses and biological toxins. PO-52 Have knowledge about biological hazards in medical devices.
 		Examination
LO-6 Know the ways of protection of Bacteria-Viruses and biological toxins. PO-52 Have knowledge about biological hazards in medical devices.
 		Examination
LO-7 Know occupational diseases related to the profession. PO-52 Have knowledge about biological hazards in medical devices.
 		Examination
LO-8 Know the level of biological security. PO-52 Have knowledge about biological hazards in medical devices.
 		Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Infection and infection ways, Infection ways of pathogens (HIV and Hepatitis) in blood, Clinical laboratory, contaminated environments, hand-washing systems, parenteral, sterilization, human body fluids (semen, vaginal secretions, cerebrospinal fluid, synovial fluid, pleural fluid, pericardial fluid, etc.), Infections that cause a variety of bacteria-virus-biological toxins and protection paths, Occupational diseases, Biological levels of security and precautions.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 The distribution of infections in societies. Narration, Summarizing, Question and answer.
2 The distribution of infections in societies. Narration, Summarizing, Question and answer.
3 The natural human resistance. Narration, Summarizing, Question and answer.
4 Blood and blood pathogens. Narration, Summarizing, Question and answer.
5 Blood and blood pathogens. Narration, Summarizing, Question and answer.
6 Blood and blood pathogens. Narration, Summarizing, Question and answer.
7 Terminology. Narration, Summarizing, Question and answer.
8 mid-term exam
9 Precautions in polluted, live-dead tissue, organ and cell cultures. Narration, Summarizing, Question and answer.
10 Bacteria. Narration, Summarizing, Question and answer.
11 Viruses. Narration, Summarizing, Question and answer.
12 Toxins. Narration, Summarizing, Question and answer.
13 Occupational diseases. Narration, Summarizing, Question and answer.
14 Occupational diseases. Narration, Summarizing, Question and answer.
15 Biological hazard levels. Narration, Summarizing, Question and answer.
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Cassens, BJ.(1992), “Preventive medicine and public health”, Harwal Publishing Company, Pennsylvania.
2 MEGEP “Tıbbi Cihazlarda Güvenli Çalışma” Modülü.
3 Ders notları.
Required Course instruments and materials
Computer, Projection

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 2 8 16
       b) Search in internet/Library 3 13 39
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 3 3 9
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 3 4 12
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 120