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Course Details
KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
Trade and Industry Vocational School
Programme of Manufacturing Execution Systems Operator
Course Details
Course Code Course Name Year Period Semester T+A+L Credit ECTS
99901043 Occupational Health and Safety 2025 Autumn 1 2+0+0 2 2
Course Type Compulsory
Course Cycle Associate (Short Cycle) (TQF-HE: Level 5 / QF-EHEA: Short Cycle / EQF-LLL: Level 5)
Course Language Turkish
Methods and Techniques -
Mode of Delivery Uzaktan
Prerequisites -
Coordinator Lect. Mehmet AKSOY
Instructor(s) Prof. Murat DARÇIN
Instructor Assistant(s) -
Course Instructor(s)
Name and Surname Room E-Mail Address Internal Meeting Hours
Prof. Murat DARÇIN A-306 [email protected] 7907 Monday
13:00-14:00
Course Content
This course covers fundamental concepts and historical development of occupational health and safety; the duties, authorities, and responsibilities of occupational physicians and safety specialists in the workplace; the concepts of risk, hazard, primary, secondary, and tertiary protection; physical, chemical, biological, and psychosocial risks; and occupational health and safety legislation and practices in workplaces.
Objectives of the Course
This course aims to enable students to identify the causes of occupational accidents and diseases, to determine safety measures in the workplace by acquiring knowledge and skills to prevent occupational accidents and diseases, and to evaluate occupational health and safety legislation through its application in the workplace.
Contribution of the Course to Field Teaching
Basic Vocational Courses
Specialization / Field Courses
Support Courses
Transferable Skills Courses
Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses X
Relationships between Course Learning Outcomes and Program Outcomes
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Program Learning Outcomes Level
P21 Selects and uses information related to occupational health and safety, along with appropriate methods and tools, to solve problems encountered in creating a healthy and safe working environment. 5
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
No Learning Outcomes Outcome Relationship Measurement Method **
O1 Ability to explain the concept of occupational health and safety as a whole P.21.1 1
O2 Understanding the interactions between work and human health P.21.2 1
O3 Ability to identify workplace environment factors in work and health relations P.21.3 1
O4 Knowing what work-related diseases are, how they occur and their effects P.21.4 1
O5 Ability to explain work-related diseases and measures to be taken to prevent occupational diseases P.21.5 1
O6 Ability to identify and analyze risk factors in work environments and explain the precautions to be taken P.21.6 1
** Written Exam: 1, Oral Exam: 2, Homework: 3, Lab./Exam: 4, Seminar/Presentation: 5, Term Paper: 6, Application: 7
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week Topics
1 Interactions Between Work and Human Health
2 Interactions Between Work and Human Health
3 Workplace Environment Factors in Work and Health Relations
4 Workplace Environment Factors in Work and Health Relations
5 Work-Related Diseases
6 Work-Related Diseases
7 Work-Related Diseases
8 Work-Related Diseases
9 Work-Related Diseases
10 Work-Related Diseases
11 Work-Related Diseases
12 Definition of Occupational Diseases
13 Definition of Occupational Diseases
14 Definition of Occupational Diseases
Textbook or Material
Resources ALTINEL, H. (2015). Occupational Health and Safety. Detay Publishing.
Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Attendance - -
Laboratory - -
Practice - -
Homework - -
Presentation - -
Projects - -
Quiz - -
Midterms 1 40 (%)
Final Exam 1 60 (%)
Total 100 (%)
ECTS / Working Load Table
Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Week Number and Time 14 2 28
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement) 14 1 14
Midterms 1 7 7
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 1 12 12
Other 0 0 0
Total Work Load: 61
Total Work Load / 30 2,03
Course ECTS Credits: 2
Course - Learning Outcomes Matrix
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Learning Outcomes P21
O1 Ability to explain the concept of occupational health and safety as a whole 5
O2 Understanding the interactions between work and human health 5
O3 Ability to identify workplace environment factors in work and health relations 5
O4 Knowing what work-related diseases are, how they occur and their effects 5
O5 Ability to explain work-related diseases and measures to be taken to prevent occupational diseases 5
O6 Ability to identify and analyze risk factors in work environments and explain the precautions to be taken 5