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Course Details
KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
Faculty of Health Sciences
Programme of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation
Course Details
Course Code Course Name Year Period Semester T+A+L Credit ECTS
99901004 Office Ergonomics 1 Autumn 1 2+0+0 3 3
Course Type Elective
Course Cycle Bachelor's (First Cycle) (TQF-HE: Level 6 / QF-EHEA: Level 1 / EQF-LLL: Level 6)
Course Language Turkish
Methods and Techniques -
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Prerequisites -
Coordinator -
Instructor(s) Prof. Murat DARÇIN
Instructor Assistant(s) -
Course Instructor(s)
Name and Surname Room E-Mail Address Internal Meeting Hours
Prof. Murat DARÇIN - [email protected]
Course Content
Ergonomics concept, human and performance, working postures, fatigue and breaks, risks in the workplace (noise, vibration, lighting, air conditioning, harmful substances), office arrangement, psychosocial risks in the workplace.
Objectives of the Course
At the end of this course, it is aimed that students will be able to identify the ergonomic risks in their workplaces and to organize their work environments in an ergonomically correct way.
Contribution of the Course to Field Teaching
Basic Vocational Courses
Specialization / Field Courses
Support Courses
Transferable Skills Courses
Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week Topics
1 The concept of ergonomics
2 Principles of ergonomics
3 Human and Performance
4 Working postures
5 Fatigue and Break
6 Noise
7 Vibration
8 Lightning
9 Factors affecting the working environment climate
10 Hazardous Materials in Workplace
11 Safe lifting and carrying techniques in the workplace
12 Ergonomic arrangement of the desk in offices
13 Psychosocial risks in the workplace
14 Mental workload and stress
Textbook or Material
Resources Murat Darçın, Psychosocial Risk Factors at Work, 2019.
Murat Darçın, Psychosocial Risk Factors at Work, 2019.
Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Attendance - -
Practice - -
Course Specific Internship (If Any) - -
Homework - -
Presentation - -
Seminar - -
Quiz - -
Midterms - -
Final Exam - -
Total 0 (%)
ECTS / Working Load Table
Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Week Number and Time 0 0 0
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement) 0 0 0
Midterms 0 0 0
Quiz 0 0 0
Homework 0 0 0
Practice 0 0 0
Laboratory 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Workshop 0 0 0
Presentation/Seminar Preparation 0 0 0
Fieldwork 0 0 0
Final Exam 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0
Total Work Load: 0
Total Work Load / 30 0
Course ECTS Credits: 0