COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION


Course Name
Occupational Health and Safety
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
GEET 309
Fall/Spring
3
0
3
5
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Service Course
Course Level
-
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course
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;
  • Define the theories of accident causation
  • Explain the physical, chemical, biological, ergonomic, psychosocial, electrical, and fire hazards and their necessary precautions
  • Explain the occupational diseases and disorders
  • Assess the occupational risks
  • Describe the prevention and controlling of the occupational health and safety hazards
Course Description This course introduces the students to the fundamental concepts and principles of Occupational health and safety.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

 



Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
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

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

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 Exam
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

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
Study Hours Out of Class
16
3
48
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
1
Project
1
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
1
20
Final Exams
1
29
    Total
145

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able to acquire a sound knowledge of fundamental concepts, theories, principles and methods of investigation specific to the economic field.

2

To be able to apply adequate mathematical, econometric, statistical and data analysis models to process economic data and to implement scientific research for development of economic policies.

3

To be able to participate in academic, professional, regional, and global networks and to utilize these networks efficiently.

4

To be able to have adequate social responsibility with regards to the needs of the society and to organize the activities to influence social dynamics in line with social goals.

5

To be able to integrate the knowledge and training acquired during the university education with personal education and produce a synthesis of knowledge one requires.

6

To be able to evaluate his/her advance level educational needs and do necessary planning to fulfill those needs through the acquired capability to think analytically and critically.

7

To be able to acquire necessary skills to integrate social dynamics into economic process both as an input and an output.

8

To be able to link accumulated knowledge acquired during the university education with historical and cultural qualities of the society and be able to convey it to different strata of society.

9

To be able to take the responsibility as an individual and as a team member.

10

To be able to attain social, scientific and ethical values at the data collection, interpretation and dissemination stages of economic analysis.

11

To be able to collect data in economics and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1)

12

To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently.

13

To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout human history to their field of economics.

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest