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Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
PTR4068 | Assistive Technologies | Spring |
2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
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Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Hybrid |
Course Coordinator : | Assoc. Prof. HASAN KEREM ALPTEKİN |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | This course aims to present the knowledge and decision making skills to the students on the assistive technology needs of the people with disabilities. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; 1. To be able to decide assistive technology in the direction of the needs of the people with disabilities. 2. To acquire the ability to identify basic concepts of assistive technology. 3. To be able to explain robot-assisted rehabilitation systems. 4. To determine the World Health Organization - International Classification of Function (WHO-ICF) in the concept of assisive technology. |
This course provides the student with learning the principle concepts on assistive technology, the ways to support people with disabilities in the concept of rehabilitation engineering in house, society, school or work places to upgrade their functional and cognitive skills, including the topics below. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Introduction to assistive technology and rehabilitation engineering | |
2) | World Health Organization - International Classification of Functioning (WHO-ICF) | |
3) | Decision making in assistive technology | |
4) | Robotic therapy in physiotherapy and rehabilitation | |
5) | Principles of biomedical engineering in assistive technology | |
6) | Commercial assistive technology products, sensor applications and design considerations of assistive technology devices | |
7) | Mid term | |
8) | Robotic assisted rehabilitation systems | |
9) | Computer accessibility tools, sensory aids, mobile devices, activity monitoring | |
10) | Exoskeletons and robotic locomotion | |
11) | Student studies in assistive technology | |
12) | Stimulation of vagus nerve, innovation of new products and technology development | |
13) | Student studies in assistive technology | |
14) | Student studies in assistive technology |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Haftalık olarak verilecektir. - Will be given weekly. |
References: | 1. WHO (2001) International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). Geneva: World Health Organization 2. Henderson, S., Skelton, H. & amp; Rosenbaum, P. (2008). Assistive Devices for Children with Functional Impairments impact on child and Caregiver Function. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 50: 89–98 3. LoPresti, E.F., Mihailidis, A. & Kirsch, N. (2004) Assistive Technology for Cognitive Rehabilitation: State of the Art. Nurophysiological Rehabilitation, 14 (1/2), 5–39 4. Assistive Technology Decision Tree by UnumProvident (1999) http://www.microsoft.com/enable/download/default.aspx#righttech. Accsess time : 30 th may 2011. 5. Galvin, J. C., Scherer, M. J. (1996). Evaluating, Selecting, and Using Appropriate Assistive Technology. Maryland: An Aspen Publication |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 13 | % 0 |
Midterms | 1 | % 40 |
Final | 1 | % 60 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 13 | 2 | 26 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 9 | 126 |
Midterms | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Total Workload | 156 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | As a world citizen, she is aware of global economic, political, social and ecological developments and trends. | |
2) | He/she is equipped to closely follow the technological progress required by global and local dynamics and to continue learning. | |
3) | Absorbs basic economic principles and analysis methods and uses them to evaluate daily events. | |
4) | Uses quantitative and statistical tools to identify economic problems, analyze them, and share their findings with relevant stakeholders. | |
5) | Understands the decision-making stages of economic units under existing constraints and incentives, examines the interactions and possible future effects of these decisions. | |
6) | Comprehends new ways of doing business using digital technologies. and new market structures. | |
7) | Takes critical approach to economic and social problems and develops analytical solutions. | |
8) | Has the necessary mathematical equipment to produce analytical solutions and use quantitative research methods. | |
9) | In the works he/she contributes, observes individual and social welfare together and with an ethical perspective. | |
10) | Deals with economic problems with an interdisciplinary approach and seeks solutions by making use of different disciplines. | |
11) | Generates original and innovative ideas in the works she/he contributes as part of a team. |