| Course Name | Disability and Rehabilitation |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HS 301 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Elective | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionGroup WorkField trip / ObservationLecture / Presentation | |||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | Students can define the concepts of impairment, disability and handicap. Depending on the international classification systems, students can identify the burden and limitations of diseases and realize how these consequences affect social adjustment and healing process. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | Handicap is a phenomenon that people come across not only in the face of diseases, but also in developmental periods of childhood, elderly, and even during pregnancy because of sociocultural deficits and lack of regulations. In order to follow a holistic treatment approach, it is important for health professionals to know the physical and environmental adaptations for decreasing the physical limitations, legal regulations, family lives and social adjustment of handicapped individuals, and to improve their communication skills with handicapped individuals. |
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| Supportive Courses | X | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Course Introduction | |
| 2 | WHO World report on disability | World report on disability (who.int)) |
| 3 | Disability and Impairment. | Alexandra Howson, Salem Press Encyclopedia, 2023, Research Starters |
| 4 | Disability models | BABIK, Iryna; GARDNER, Elena S. Factors affecting the perception of disability: A developmental perspective. Frontiers in Psychology, 2021, 12: 702166. |
| 5 | Disability models | BABIK, Iryna; GARDNER, Elena S. Factors affecting the perception of disability: A developmental perspective. Frontiers in Psychology, 2021, 12: 702166. |
| 6 | Physical and environmental adaptations | “Smart Technology for Aging, Disability, and Independence” Chapter 9: Home modifications and universal design. William C. Mann. John Wiley & Sons, New Jersey, 2005. Sf: 307-340. |
| 7 | Discussion | Debate practice in the light of the statements to be given |
| 8 | Presentation of project draft | |
| 9 | Guest Speaker | |
| 10 | Handicap and Ethics | MANNING, Rita. A practical guide to ethics: Living and leading with integrity. Routledge, 2018. |
| 11 | Movie Screening and Discussion | |
| 12 | Presentation of Projects | |
| 13 | Presentation of Projects | |
| 14 | Presentation of Projects | |
| 15 | Overview of the course | |
| 16 | Overview of the course |
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| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | 1 | 10 |
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | 1 | 10 |
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 20 |
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Project | 1 | 30 |
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | ||
| Final Exam | ||
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 4 | 70 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 30 |
| Total |
| 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 | 12 | 1 | 12 |
| Field Work | 1 | 20 | |
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 10 | |
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 30 | |
| Project | 1 | 30 | |
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | |||
| Final Exams | |||
| Total | 150 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To be able to have basic theoretical and practical knowledges in line with scientific developments in the field of nursing and health sciences for family and community health and well-being | X | ||||
| 2 | To be able to use the basic theoretical and practical knowledges to meet the health care requirements of family and community with holistic approach. | |||||
| 3 | To be able to follow the evidence-based practices and new approaches by performing nursing practices. | |||||
| 4 | To be able to maintain responsibility of improving by itself while adopting the importance of lifelong learning and following scientific, technological and current practices. | |||||
| 5 | To be able to communicate effectively with individuals, families, communities and healthcare team in applications. | |||||
| 6 | To be able to occur on the professional platforms having the individual study skills, ability to decide independently, and aware of their legal rights and responsibilities. | |||||
| 7 | To be able to do team working in disciplinary and interdisciplinary. | |||||
| 8 | To be able to organize the projects and events for the living social environment with social responsibility and to apply them. | X | ||||
| 9 | To be able to evaluate the applicability of research results, use in nursing practices, identify new problem areas and think critically. | |||||
| 10 | To be able to act according to the social, scientific and ethical values in nursing, during the period of data collection, interpretation, implementation of initiatives and evaluation of results. | X | ||||
| 11 | To be able to collect data in the areas of Nursing and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language. | |||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
