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| BIY4027 | Environmental Health | 3+0+0 | ECTS:5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of BIOLOGY | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Turan ÖZDEMİR | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The main objectives of this course are to provide the student with a clear presentation of the basic concepts and principles of related subjects, Professional Ethics, Scientific Ethics and Public Ethics |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | you can be learn basic issues about environmental health | 2,9,11,12 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | you will be able to recognize the main factors affecting the environment | 2,9,11,12 | 1, | | LO - 3 : | You will learn the importance of soil, air and water, | 2,9,11,12 | 1, | | LO - 4 : | You will learn the effects on human health, | 2,9,11,12 | 1, | | LO - 5 : | apply scientific, professional ethics and public ethics principles | 2,9,11,12 | | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Principles of environmental health, the major environmental health problems with emphasis on water, waste, vector control etc. , the significance of environmental health to the national economy/society, the relationship between man and the environment, the concept of environmental health. Principles of Professional Ethics, Scientific Ethics and Public Ethics |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction to environmental health (definitions and general information), | | | Week 2 | Main factors affecting environmental health, | | | Week 3 | Air pollution and environmental effects, | | | Week 4 | Water pollution and environmental effects, | | | Week 5 | Soil pollution and environmental effects, | | | Week 6 | Solid wastes and environmental effects, | | | Week 7 | Noise and environmental effects, | | | Week 8 | Radiation and environmental effects, | | | Week 9 | | | | Week 10 | Infectious diseases and environmental effects, | | | Week 11 | Environmental carcinogens, Smoking and environmental effects, | | | Week 12 | Technological improvements to environmental health effects, | | | Week 13 | Traffic and environmental health effects. | | | Week 14 | Principles of Professional Ethics, Scientific Ethics and Public Ethics. The necessity and importance of complying with scientific, professional and public ethical principles in environmental practices | | | Week 15 | Student assignment presentations with Microsoft Power Point | | | Week 16 | Final exam | | | |
| 1 | Prof. Dr. Çağatay Güler, 2012, Çevre Sağlığı-Çevre ve ekoloji bağlantılarıyla, Yazıt Yayıncılık | | | 2 | Prof. dr. Zafir Çobanoğlu, 1997, Çevre Sağlığı-Temel Kaynak dizisi No: 48, Gece kondular ve Çevre sağlığı, TC Sağlık Bakanlığı | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 10 | 22/11/2023 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 02/01/2024 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 1 | 8 | 8 | | Arasınav | 1 | 9 | 9 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 1 | 8 | 8 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 16 | 16 | | Diğer 1 | 1 | 16 | 16 | | Diğer 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | | Total work load | | | 150 |
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