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ECONOMICS AND FINANCE
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
TGT2011 Environmental Health Fall 2 0 2 3
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: Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Instructor FIRAT KARA
Course Lecturer(s): Dr. Öğr. Üyesi İLKAY TURAN
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: By this lesson, it is aimed that students comprehend the fundamental subjects of environmental health, definition of environmental health and environmental responsibilities.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
The students passing this lesson successfully;

1- Know the definition of environmental health.
2- Define the events that pollute environment ve health effects.
3- Sort the cancinogenic materials.

Course Content

This lesson contains environmental health, air-soil-water pollution and their health effects.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Concept and Definition of Environmental Health
2) Air Pollution and Health Effects of Air Pollution
3) Water Pollution and Health Effects of Water Pollution
4) Solid Wastes and Health Effects of Solid Wastes
5) Soil Pollution and Health Effects of Soil Pollution
6) Noise Pollution and Health Effects of Noise Pollution
7) Radiation and Health Effects of Radiation
8) Environmental Factors and Cancer
9) Environmental carcinogenic materials
10) Biocides, Pesticides
11) Organochlorine Compounds and Cancer
12) Correlation of Drugs, Cosmetics and Cancer
13) Correlation of Cigarette and Cancer
14) Final Exam

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Weekly distributed by the course lecturer.
References: 1- Topuzoğlu, İ., Çevre Sağlığı ve İş Sağlığı, Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Ankara, 1979.
2- Güler, Ç., Z. Çobanoğlu, Kentleşme ve Çevre Sağlığı, 1994

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Quizzes 1 % 10
Homework Assignments 1 % 10
Midterms 1 % 20
Final 1 % 60
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 60
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 2 28
Study Hours Out of Class 14 2 28
Homework Assignments 3 5 15
Quizzes 1 1 1
Midterms 1 1 1
Final 1 2 2
Total Workload 75

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) Build up a body of knowledge in mathematics and statistics, to use them, to understand how the mechanism of economy –both at micro and macro levels – works. 3
2) Understand the common as well as distinctive characters of the markets, industries, market regulations and policies. 2
3) Develop an awareness of different approaches to the economic events and why and how those approaches have been formed through the Economic History and understand the differences among those approaches by noticing at what extent they could explain the economic events. 1
4) Analyze the interventions of politics to the economics and vice versa. 3
5) Apply the economic analysis to everyday economic problems and evaluate the policy proposals for those problems by comparing opposite approaches. 2
6) Understand current and new economic events and how the new approaches to the economics are formed and evaluating. 2
7) Develop the communicative skills in order to explain the specific economic issues/events written, spoken and graphical form. 3
8) Know how to formulate the economics problems and issues and define the solutions in a well-formed written form, which includes the hypothesis, literature, methodology and results / empirical evidence. 2
9) Demonstrate the quantitative and qualitative capabilities and provide evidence for the hypotheses and economic arguments. 2
10) Understand the information and changes related to the economy by using a foreign language and communicate with colleagues. 3