Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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VOCATIONAL SCHOOL OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES / YBP 222 - GERIATRICS

Code: YBP 222 Course Title: WORKER HEALTH AND SAFETY Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 ECTS: 3
Year/Semester of Study 2 / Spring Semester
Level of Course Short Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department GERIATRICS
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer SONER METE (sonermete@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course that students integrate knowledge, ability and assets about worker health and work safety; behaviour improvment according to situation, create more healty environment for their study by learning protection ways from work accidents and occupational diseases and generate ability of serving a care service.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Student can define basic terms about work health and work safety. PO-1 Elder care and access to basic scientific knowledge, assessment, and has to apply the knowledge.
PO-2 Elder care monitors events and developments related to the agenda of the country and the world will follow.
PO-3 The basic level of knowledge and skills acquired in the field of elderly care, and evaluates the data using the comments, problems, identifies, analyzes, and the solution takes place for the planned studies / take responsibility.
PO-10 Life-long learning is conscious.
Examination
Performance Project
LO-2 Student can define frequent accidents at work and occupational diseases, must know the basic rules about preventetion of frequent accidents at work and occupational diseases and must perform the protection ways. PO-1 Elder care and access to basic scientific knowledge, assessment, and has to apply the knowledge.
PO-3 The basic level of knowledge and skills acquired in the field of elderly care, and evaluates the data using the comments, problems, identifies, analyzes, and the solution takes place for the planned studies / take responsibility.
PO-9 Elder care practices related to the health care team members to solve complex problems encountered and unforeseen will cooperate with.
PO-10 Life-long learning is conscious.
Examination
Presentation
LO-3 Student can identify the workplace worker health unit and describe their tasks. PO-1 Elder care and access to basic scientific knowledge, assessment, and has to apply the knowledge.
PO-8 Elder care is basic information related to the dependent and independent of the background using the LED.
PO-9 Elder care practices related to the health care team members to solve complex problems encountered and unforeseen will cooperate with.
PO-16 External appearance, demeanour, attitude and behaviour with the example of the community.
PO-17 Both the elderly and other segments of society communicate using verbal and written communication facilities.
Examination
Presentation
LO-4 Student can follow closely the last developments and legal arrangements in the matter of worker health and work safety. PO-1 Elder care and access to basic scientific knowledge, assessment, and has to apply the knowledge.
PO-6 Profession and elderly care knows about the ethical values and develops solutions by considering these values.
PO-9 Elder care practices related to the health care team members to solve complex problems encountered and unforeseen will cooperate with.
PO-10 Life-long learning is conscious.
PO-13 Living with a sense of social responsibility within the social environment will contribute to the project and activities.
PO-17 Both the elderly and other segments of society communicate using verbal and written communication facilities.
Examination
Presentation
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Basic terms about worker health and work safety including subjects like work accidents, occupational diseases and protection ways, legal statue about work and work safety.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Business, employers and workers' health definitions Discussion Method Description Method
2 Business, employers and workers' health definitions Discussion Method Description Method
3 Basic knowledge of occupational health and safety Discussion Method Description Method
4 Occupational diseases and work-related accidents Discussion Method Description Method Case Study Method
5 Occupational diseases and work-related accidents Discussion Method Description Method Case Study Method
6 Occupational diseases and work-related accidents Discussion Method Description Method Case Study Method
7 Responsibilities in the conduct of occupational health services and manpower problem Discussion Method Description Method
8 mid-term exam
9 Workplace health unit and duties Discussion Method Description Method
10 Workplace health unit and duties Discussion Method Description Method
11 Laws and regulations related to workers' health and safety at work Discussion Method Description Method
12 Laws and regulations related to workers' health and safety at work Discussion Method Description Method
13 Worker health and safety in the world Discussion Method Description Method
14 Workers' health and safety at work in Turkey Discussion Method Description Method
15 Conclusion-Overall Assessment Discussion Method
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 İş Hekimliği Ders Notları; (III. Basım), Türk Tabipleri Birliği Yayını, Ankara, 1993.
2 İş Hekimliği Ders Notları; (III. Basım), Türk Tabipleri Birliği Yayını, Ankara, 1993.
3 Erkan. C., İşçi Sağlığı ve Meslek Hastalıkları, Ankara Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Yayın No:441, Ankara, 1983.
Required Course instruments and materials
Computer, projection equipment, book, periodicals

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 2 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 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 2 4 8
       c) Performance Project 2 5 10
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 2 5 10
       e) Term paper/Project 2 5 10
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 1 2 2
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 2 4 8
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 90