Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue
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| Year/Semester of Study | 3 / Fall Semester | ||||
| Level of Course | 1st Cycle Degree Programme | ||||
| Type of Course | Optional | ||||
| Department | BIOLOGY | ||||
| Pre-requisities and Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face to Face | ||||
| Teaching Period | 14 Weeks | ||||
| Name of Lecturer | SEVİL SUNGUR (sevilsungur@nevsehir.edu.tr) | ||||
| Name of Lecturer(s) | |||||
| Language of Instruction | Turkish | ||||
| Work Placement(s) | None | ||||
| Objectives of the Course | |||||
| Increase of population and advances in industry brought along the problems originated from environmental pollution.While environmental engineers were working on control and prevention from pollution ,at the same time they began to prevent not only the working place but also the place where they live,to canalize the people when a disease has arisen. For this reason, environmental engineers must be informed correctly about health,health institutions and the duties and responsibilities of the employer. The aim of this lecture is to teach the basic health subjects, workers health, the effects of diseases originated from environmental pollution | |||||
| Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
| The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
| LO-1 | Gets the knowledge of environmental pollution and related health problems |
PO-1 Understand the basic concepts regarding the biology programs PO-2 Transfer and adapt what they have acquired in the field of Biology to other disciplines PO-12 Make their knowledge regarding human health and environmental awareness available for the benefit of the society |
Examination Oral Examination Performance Project |
| LO-2 | Learns the occupational diseases, poisoning and general factors influencing employees health |
PO-1 Understand the basic concepts regarding the biology programs PO-3 Are creative, resourceful in terms of conducting biological analysis and equipped with the communication and social skills necessary to take part in team work PO-5 Are dedicated to improve themselves by keeping abreast of the developments in science, technology and modern topics |
Examination Presentation |
| LO-3 | Learns the environmental-health related institutions in the world and in Turkey |
PO-1 Understand the basic concepts regarding the biology programs PO-5 Are dedicated to improve themselves by keeping abreast of the developments in science, technology and modern topics PO-11 Observe the current national and international issues |
Examination Quiz |
| LO-4 | May have information about ecotoxicology |
PO-1 Understand the basic concepts regarding the biology programs PO-8 Are able to collaborate both intra- and interdisciplinary by planning and managing the activities regarding the development of the members subordinate to them PO-10 Have the professional and ethical responsibility in the process of the collection, evaluation and implementation of the data in the field of study and publishing the results |
Examination Quiz Performance Project |
| PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
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| Course Contents | ||
| Introduction to environmental health, health concept, definition of healthy man and healthy environment, factors influencing human health, prevention and social medicine approach, public health, worker’s health, Social Security Agency, general factors influencing worker’s health, effects of working conditions on worker’s health, occupational diseases, poisoning, contagious diseases and ways of contamination, effect of pollution of air, water, radiation, solid waste, noise on health, prevention in environmental health, institutions associated with environmental health in Turkey and in the world. | ||
| Weekly Course Content | ||
| Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 | Introduction to environmental health, health concept, definition of healthy man and healthy environment | Oral expression |
| 2 | Factors influencing human health, prevention and social medicine approach, | Oral expression |
| 3 | Public health, worker’s health, Social Security Agency, | Oral expression |
| 4 | General factors influencing on work and worker’s health | Oral expression |
| 5 | Effects of working conditions on worker’s health | Oral expression |
| 6 | Occupational diseases, poisoning | Oral expression |
| 7 | Contagious diseases and ways of contamination | Oral expression |
| 8 | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | Effects of air pollution of air on health | Oral expression |
| 10 | Effects of water pollution on health, diseases from contaminated water and ways of prevention | Oral expression |
| 11 | Effect of solid waste pollution on health | Oral expression |
| 12 | Effect of radiation and micropollutants on health | Oral expression |
| 13 | Effect of noise on health | Oral expression |
| 14 | Environment engineer’s approach to the socalled problems and their responsibility | Oral expression |
| 15 | The prevention in environmental medicine,Associations in the field of environmental health in Turkey and in the World. | Oral expression |
| 16 | final exam | |
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
| 1 | Çevre Kirlenmesi ve Kontrolü, Prof.Dr. Mehmet KARPUZCU, Özal Matbaası, İst. 1996. | |
| 2 | Halk Sağlığı Temel Bilgiler, Prof. Dr. Münevver BERTAN, Doç.Dr. Çağatay GÜLER, ISBN: 975-7467-26-X, 1995 | |
| Required Course instruments and materials | ||
| Çevre Kirlenmesi ve Kontrolü, Prof.Dr. Mehmet KARPUZCU, Özal Matbaas?, ?st. 1996. | ||
| Assessment Methods | |||
| Type of Assessment | Week | Hours | Weight(%) |
| mid-term exam | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| Other assessment methods | |||
| 1.Oral Examination | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| 2.Quiz | 12 | 2 | 5 |
| 3.Laboratory exam | |||
| 4.Presentation | 10 | 2 | 5 |
| 5.Report | |||
| 6.Workshop | |||
| 7.Performance Project | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| 8.Term Paper | |||
| 9.Project | |||
| final exam | 16 | 2 | 60 |
| Student Work Load | |||
| Type of Work | Weekly Hours | Number of Weeks | Work Load |
| Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) | 2 | 14 | 28 |
| Outside Class | |||
| a) Reading | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| b) Search in internet/Library | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| c) Performance Project | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| e) Term paper/Project | 0 | ||
| Oral Examination | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Quiz | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Laboratory exam | 0 | ||
| Own study for mid-term exam | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| mid-term exam | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Own study for final exam | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| final exam | 2 | 1 | 2 |
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| Total work load; | 90 | ||