BME4010 Healthcare Facility Guidelines and StandardsBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs SOCIOLOGYGeneral Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
SOCIOLOGY
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
BME4010 Healthcare Facility Guidelines and Standards Fall 3 0 3 6
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: English
Type of course: Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Prof. Dr. ALİ YEKTA ÜLGEN
Course Objectives: To learn the design and certification requirements for Hospitals, Health Care Facility Management and Safety.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Guidelines and Minimum Requirements for Design and Construction of Hospital and Health Care Facilities

Course Content

Guidelines and Minimum Requirements for Design and Construction of Hospital and Health Care Facilities; Sterilization, Medical Gas Pipeline System, Earth Grounding, Clean air systems, Hazardous materials and Risk Control, Patient Safety.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Guidelines for Design of Health Care Facilities (AIA)
2) Hospital Accreditation and JCI Standards; QHA Trent Accreditation Standards
3) Design Requirements for ICU, OR, X-Ray Department, PET Shielding Requirements
4) "Medical Gas Pipeline System, Guidelines for Testing Medical Gases (O2, N20 and Medical Air), Medical-surgical vacuum systems, Design of the Vacuum Pump System, Waste Anesthetic Gas Disposal"
5) Clean-air Systems and Classification, Hospital clean-air zones, Airborne Infection, ISO 14644
6) Particle Counting, Active/Passive Air Sampling, Isolation Rooms Design Requirements
7) Midterm Exam I
8) Earth Grounding System, Isolated Power Systems and Line Isolation Monitor, Conductive Flooring
9) "Guidelines for Design of Sterilization Department, Sterilization Validation, Sterility and Shelf Life, Bowie-Dick test, Chemical indicators, Biological indicators"
10) Sterilization Techniques (EtO, Formaldehyde, Ozone, Plasma , Gamma) Compaing EtO and Plasma sterilization techniques
11) Sterilization Department Design Guidelines, Validation in Sterilization
12) Health Devices IPM System for Medical Device Performance and Safety Measurements
13) Waste Management, Management of Hazardous Materials
14) Midterm Exam II

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Ders Notları; Power Point sunumlar.
References: Joint Commission International Accreditation Standards for Hospitals, 6th Edition, Sterilization, Part 1: Sterilization in Health Care Facilities, AAMI (Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation ), 2015 Edition; EN ISO 14644 Standards; EN ISO 7396; Guidelines for the Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities, American Institute of Architects and the Facility Guidelines Institute, 2014; NFPA 99 Standard For Healthcare Facilities, 2015 edition; ECRI Health Devices IPM.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Homework Assignments 3 % 20
Midterms 2 % 40
Final 1 % 40
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 40
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 12 3 36
Study Hours Out of Class 14 5 70
Homework Assignments 4 7 28
Midterms 2 3 6
Final 1 2 2
Total Workload 142

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) To learn and compare major sociology perspectives, both classical and contemporary, and apply all of them to analysis of social conditions.
2) To be able to identify the basic methodological approaches in building sociological and anthropological knowledge at local and global levels
3) To be able to use theoretical and applied knowledge acquired in the fields of statistics in social sciences.
4) To have a basic knowledge of other disciplines (including psychology, history, political science, communication studies and literature) that can contribute to sociology and to be able to make use of this knowledge in analyzing sociological processes
5) To have a knowledge and practice of scientific and ethical principles in collecting, interpreting and publishing sociological data also develop ability how to share this data with experts and lay people, using effective communication skills
6) To develop competence in analyzing and publishing sociological knowledge by using computer software for quantitative and qualitative analysis; and develop an attitute for learning new techniques in these fields.
7) To identify and to have a knowledge of the theories related to urban and rural sociology and demography, and political sociology, sociology of gender, sociology of body, visual sociology, sociology of work, sociology of religion, sociology of knowledge and sociology of crime.
8) To have knowledge of how sociology is positioned as a scientific discipline from a philosophical and historical perspective
9) To have the awareness of social issues in Turkish society, to develop critical perspective in analysing these issues and to have a knowledge of the works of Turkish sociologists and to be able to transfer this knowledge
10) To have the awareness of social issues and global societal processes and to apply sociological analysis to development and social responsibility projects
11) To have the ability to define a research question, design a research project and complete a written report for various fields of sociology, either as an individual or as a team member.
12) To be able to transfer the knowledge gained in the areas of sociology to the level of secondary school.