| 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
|
0
|
3
|
5
|
| 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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| 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 Content | This course introduces the students to the fundamental concepts and principles of Occupational health and safety. |
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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 | Occupational Health and Safety Hazards (Physical and Mechanical Hazards) | Admassu, Chapter 2 |
| 4 | Occupational Health and Safety Hazards (Chemical, Biological and Ergonomic hazards) | Admassu, Chapter 2 |
| 5 | Occupational Health and Safety Hazards (Psychosocial, Electrical Hazards and Fire Hazards) | Goetsch, Chapter 11, 18, 19 |
| 6 | Midterm exam | |
| 7 | Occupational Diseases and Disorders | Admassu, Chapter 5 |
| 8 | Evaluation of Occupational health and safety hazards | Admassu, Chapter 7 |
| 9 | Risk Management Process (Preparation of the Process and Identification of Hazards) | Health and Safety Risk Management Manual, Chapter 5 |
| 10 | Risk Management process (Risk Assessment) | Health and Safety Risk Management Manual, Chapter 5 |
| 11 | 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 |
| 12 | Prevention and control of Occupational health and safety (Prevention at source) | Admassu, Chapter 8 |
| 13 | Prevention and control of Occupational health and safety (Prevention at workplace) | Admassu, Chapter 8 |
| 14 | Prevention and control of Occupational health and safety (Prevention at Human) | Admassu, Chapter 8 |
| 15 | Final exam | |
| 16 | Review of the Semester |
| Course Textbooks | Course notes will provide by instructor |
| References |
| Semester Requirements | Number | Percentage |
| Participation | ||
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Homework / Assignments | ||
| Presentation / Jury |
1
|
10
|
| Project |
1
|
15
|
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Portfolios | ||
| Midterms / Oral Exams |
1
|
35
|
| Final / Oral Exam |
1
|
40
|
| Total |
| Contribution of Semester Work to Final Grade | 50 |
|
| Contribution of Final Work to Final Grade | 50 |
|
| Total |
| 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
|
|
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Homework / Assignments | |||
| Presentation / Jury |
1
|
||
| Project |
1
|
||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Portfolios | |||
| Midterms / Oral Exams |
1
|
20
|
|
| Final / Oral Exam |
1
|
29
|
|
| Total |
145
|
|
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Program Qualifications / Outcomes |
* Level of Contribution
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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| 1 | To be able to assess psychological concepts and perspectives, interpret and evaluate data using scientific methods | |||||
| 2 | To be able to develop a curiosity and interest towards the mind and its phenomena, to possess a sense of critical and scientific reflexion and ability to analyze new information. | |||||
| 3 | Ability to make use of theoretical and applied knowledge in local and global levels. | |||||
| 4 | To have a basic knowledge of other disciplines that can contribute to psychology and to be able to make use of this knowledge | |||||
| 5 | To possess and value societal, scientific and ethical principles in collecting, interpreting and publishing psychological data | |||||
| 6 | To have knowledge of how psychology is positioned as a scientific discipline from a historical perspective, and to know with what methods it views behavioural and mental processes | |||||
| 7 | To be able to distinguish between the emphases of fundamental theories and perspectives of psychology (behavioural, biological, cognitive, evolutionary, social, developmental, humanistic, psychodynamic and sociocultural) and compare and express their differences and similarities, contributions and limitations | |||||
| 8 | The competence to share psychological knowledge based and qualitative and quantitative data with experts and lay people, using effective communication skills | |||||
| 9 | To have the awareness of interpersonal and societal problems and phenomena and adopt this awareness in psychological problems and researches. | |||||
| 10 | Competence to make use of applied and theoretical psychological knowledge to make contributions to industrial development and provide solutions to problems | |||||
| 11 | To possess essential knowledge of techniques and instrumentation for psychological measurement and evaluation | |||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
