DENTAL PROSTHETICS TECHNOLOGY (TURKISH)
Associate	TR-NQF-HE: Level 5	QF-EHEA: Short Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 5

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
GEP1810	Systems-Design Thinking and Management	Fall Spring	3	0	3	4

This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction:	Turkish
Type of course:	GE-Elective
Course Level:	Associate (Short Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Dr. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	Attendants will be informed about; thinking process, method, methodology, holistic thinking, design thinking and designing purposfull systems.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
At the end of the course attendants will be informed about:
-Thinking process
-Problem formulation
-How to answer why, how and what questions?
-The concepts of feedback, chaos, and complexity
-The difference between mindless and minded systems.
-Design thinking.
-Interactive planning
-Decision support systems

Course Content

Thinking process, systems thinking,chaos and complexity, methodology,socio-cultural systems, iterative process of inquiry, design thinking, interactive planning,decision support systems

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Thinking process: dreaming, metaphor, inquaiy, paradigm, environment	Text
2)	How to answer what, how and why questions. Reductionist and holistic approaches	Text
3)	Systems thinking: definition of systems and the implications of definitions for real life problems	Text
4)	Systems principals	Text
5)	Theory of chaos and complexity	Text
6)	Socio-cultural systems	Text
7)	General review	Text
8)	Midterm exam
9)	İterative holistic inquiry	Text
10)	Design thinking	Text
11)	Idealized design	Text
12)	Interactive planning	Text
13)	Case study	Text
14)	Desicion support systems	Text

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

DEĞİRMENCİ, M.(2007) Amaçlı canlılar:yönetimde üçüncü nesil sistem düşüncesi, İstanbul, Hiperlink

References:

CAPRA, F. (1996) Yaşamın örgüsü : zihin ve maddenin yeni bir örgüsü, (çev. B. KURYEL).İstanbul, Yapı Merkezi.
MORGAN, G. (1997) Yönetim ve örgüt teorilerinde metafor, (çev.G. BULUT). İstanbul, MESS.

ACKOFF, R.L. (1999) Re-Creating the corporation : a design of organizations for the 21st centuary. New York, Oxford University Press.
GHARAJEDAGHI, J. (2011) Systems thinking : managing chaos and complexity: a platform for designing business architecture. Burlington, Morgan kaufmann.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	14	% 10
Midterms	1	% 40
Final	1	% 50
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 50
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	3	42
Midterms	1	24	24
Final	1	30	30
Total Workload			96

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	The basic structure of the human body, including head and neck region primarily forming organs and structures of systems to learn.	2
2)	Laboratory equipment and materials used in dental prostheses have knowledge about.	2
3)	The work carried out in the laboratories of dental prostheses and practical application can theoretically know.	1
4)	Basic computer knowledge as well as to the profession learns to use the software and hardware.	4
5)	Know the correct terminology for communication dentistry.	2
6)	The structure of the masticatory system used in prosthetic and orthodontic treatment can produce fixed and removable prostheses and appliances.	3
7)	Related to the use of dental laboratory equipment, maintenance and simple repairs when necessary.	1
8)	Knows and applies the necessary hygiene rules to protect herself/himself and other employees from cross infection in the laboratory.	1
9)	With dentists and other dental prosthetist can communicate effectively.	1
11)	Ethical principles and professional values embraced and apply them capable, professional liability, with the profession about the developments to follow and life-long learning and self-development as it champions, teamwork, within the team and provide services that communicate with people open to the dental prosthetist to be.	1
12)	Dental prosthesis technology, and with it all kinds of dental development and innovation in attempts to follow and implement them, self-confidence, national and international level to be respected dental prosthetist.	1
13)	Ethical principles and professional values embraced and apply them capable, professional liability, with the profession about the developments to follow and life-long learning and self-development as it champions, teamwork, within the team and provide services that communicate with people open to the dental prosthetist to be.	1
14)	Dental prosthesis with theoretical and practical knowledge about technology as dental prosthetist its own or in a team can produce all kinds of prosthetic apparatus.	1
15)	This service can open laboratory to produce its own as a profession in the public or private organization is able to perform.
16)	In line with developments in dentistry, science and technology, taking advantage of all sorts of doctors wants prosthetic and orthodontic apparatus can produce on its own.
17)	These appliances can repair the disorder. While these practices pay attention to universal values, ethical principles and responsibilities depend on the owner works as a dental prosthetist.