| Course Name |
Occupational Health and Safety
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
(hour/week) |
Application/Lab
(hour/week) |
Local Credits
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ECTS
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GEET 309
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Fall/Spring
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3
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0
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3
|
5
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| Prerequisites |
None
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| Course Language |
English
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| Course Type |
Service Course
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| Course Level |
-
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| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | - | |||||
| National Occupation Classification | - | |||||
| Course Coordinator | ||||||
| Course Lecturer(s) | - | |||||
| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | To teach the physical, chemical, biological, psychosocial, ergonomic, electrical, and fire hazards and risks that present in workshops and necessary precautions against these hazards by discussing the precautions and regulations. |
| Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | This course introduces the students to the fundamental concepts and principles of Occupational health and safety. |
| Related Sustainable Development Goals |
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Core Courses | |
| Major Area Courses | ||
| Supportive Courses | ||
| Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
| Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
| 1 | Introduction to occupational health and safety | Alli, Chapter 1 |
| 2 | Theories of accident causation | Goetsch, Chapter 3 |
| 3 | Risk Management Process (Preparation of the Process and Identification of Hazards) | Health and Safety Risk Management Manual, Chapter 5 |
| 4 | Risk Management process (Risk Assessment) | Health and Safety Risk Management Manual, Chapter 5 |
| 5 | Risk Management process (Risk control, Design and implement safety control measures, Training and information, Monitor, review and update, communicate and consult and renewing of Risk Assessment) | Health and Safety Risk Management Manual, Chapter 5 |
| 6 | Prevention and control of Occupational health and safety (Prevention at source) | Admassu, Chapter 8 |
| 7 | Prevention and control of Occupational health and safety (Prevention at workplace) | Admassu, Chapter 8 |
| 8 | Prevention and control of Occupational health and safety (Prevention at Human) | Admassu, Chapter 8 |
| 9 | Occupational Health and Safety Hazards (Physical and Mechanical Hazards) | Admassu, Chapter 2 |
| 10 | Occupational Health and Safety Hazards (Chemical, Biological and Ergonomic hazards) | Admassu, Chapter 2 |
| 11 | Occupational Health and Safety Hazards (Psychosocial, Electrical Hazards and Fire Hazards) | Goetsch, Chapter 11, 18, 19 |
| 12 | Midterm exam | |
| 13 | Occupational Diseases and Disorders | Admassu, Bölüm 5 |
| 14 | Evaluation of Occupational health and safety hazards | Admassu, Bölüm 7 |
| 15 | Final exam | |
| 16 | Review of the Semester |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Course notes will provide by instructor |
| Suggested Readings/Materials |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | ||
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | ||
| Presentation / Jury |
1
|
10
|
| Project |
1
|
15
|
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exams | ||
| Midterm |
1
|
25
|
| Final Exam |
1
|
50
|
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
50
|
|
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
50
|
|
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
|
3
|
48
|
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
|
0
|
|
| Study Hours Out of Class |
16
|
3
|
48
|
| Field Work |
0
|
||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
0
|
||
| Portfolio |
0
|
||
| Homework / Assignments |
0
|
||
| Presentation / Jury |
1
|
0
|
|
| Project |
1
|
0
|
|
| Seminar / Workshop |
0
|
||
| Oral Exam |
0
|
||
| Midterms |
1
|
20
|
20
|
| Final Exam |
1
|
29
|
29
|
| Total |
145
|
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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| 1 |
To have the knowledge of classical and contemporary theories in sociology, and be able to comparatively analyze these theories. |
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| 2 |
To have the knowledge of main methodological approaches in sociology as well as social research and data analysis methods. |
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| 3 |
To have knowledge in the fields of general sociology, sociology of institutions, social structure and change, and applied sociology. |
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| 4 |
To be able to determine the appropriate methods in the design of the planning stage and conclusion of a sociological project, individually or as part of a team. |
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| 5 |
To be able to diagnose the social dynamics behind personal problems by using sociological imagination. |
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| 6 |
To be able to define social problems at local, national, and global level, and offer new policies for solutions. |
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| 7 |
To be able to apply commonly-used computer programs for data collection and analysis in sociological research. |
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| 8 |
To be able to develop a socially responsible, scientific and ethical perspective regarding the collection, analysis, interpretation and presentation of data. |
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| 9 |
To be able to analyze different aspects of the social world by drawing on the knowledge produced by other disciplines of the social sciences. |
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| 10 |
To be able to constantly renew herself/himself professionally by following scientific and technological developments in sociology and social research. |
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| 11 |
To be able to collect sociological data and communicate with sociologists and other social scientists in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1). |
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| 12 |
To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently. |
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| 13 |
To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. |
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