FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES

Department of Nursing

SB 360 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name
Disability and Society
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
SB 360
Fall/Spring
3
0
3
4

Prerequisites
None
Course Language
Turkish
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery Online
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Discussion
Group Work
Field trip / Observation
Lecture / Presentation
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives Students can define the concepts of impairment, disability and handicap. Depending on the international classification systems, students can identify the burden and limitations of diseases and realize how these consequences affect social adjustment and healing process.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • discuss concepts of disability and handicap
  • define international classification of functioning, disability and handicap
  • define physical and environmental adaptations for handicapped individuals
  • explain family life and social adjustment of handicapped individuals
  • compare the problems faced by different handicapped groups
Course Description Handicap is a phenomenon that people come across not only in the face of diseases, but also in developmental periods of childhood, elderly, and even during pregnancy because of sociocultural deficits and lack of regulations. In order to follow a holistic treatment approach, it is important for health professionals to know the physical and environmental adaptations for decreasing the physical limitations, legal regulations, family lives and social adjustment of handicapped individuals, and to improve their communication skills with handicapped individuals.

 



Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
X
Media and Management Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Related Preparation
1 Course Introduction T.C. Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu, Özürlülerin sorun ve beklentileri araştırması, Ankara, 2010 (www.tuik.gov.tr)
2 Disability and Handicap “Engelli çocuk ve ergenlerin hakları el kitabı: Anne-Baba ve Öğretmenler için” Adnan Kulaksızoğlu. Çocuk Vakfı Yayınları, 2011. ISBN: 978-975-552-074-2 Sf: 17-26, 113-140. T.C. Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu, Türkiye Sağlık Araştırması, Engel gruplarının yaş ve cinsiyete göre dağılımları (www.tuik.gov.tr)
3 ICD-10 and ICF Classification Systems World Health Organization. (‎1980)‎. International classification of impairments, disabilities, and handicaps : a manual of classification relating to the consequences of disease, published in accordance with resolution WHA29.35 of the Twenty-ninth World Health Assembly, May 1976. World Health Organization. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/41003
4 Physical and environmental adaptations “Smart Technology for Aging, Disability, and Independence” Bölüm 9: Home modifications and universal design. William C. Mann. John Wiley & Sons, New Jersey, 2005. ISBN-13 978-0-471-69694-0. Sf: 307-340.
5 Family life and social adjustment ”Health Psychology”. Management of Chronic Health Disorders.Shelley E. Taylor. McGrawHill: 2009. ISBN-978-1-259-92207-7. Chapter 11. Sf: 218-239.
6 Governmental regulations and law related to handicapped “Engelli çocuk ve ergenlerin hakları el kitabı: Anne-Baba ve Öğretmenler için” Adnan Kulaksızoğlu. Çocuk Vakfı Yayınları, 2011. Sf: 47-65.
7 Discussion “Sakatlık Çalışmaları Sosyal Bilimlerden Bakmak”. Normalliğin inşası: Çan Eğrisi, Roman ve On Dokuzuncu Yüzyılda Sakat Bedenin İcadı. Lennard J.Davis. Koç Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2011. Sf: 187-209.
8 Presentation of project draft
9 Guest Speaker
10 Handicap and Ethics “Sakatlık Çalışmaları Sosyal Bilimlerden Bakmak”. Normalliğin inşası: Çan Eğrisi, Roman ve On Dokuzuncu Yüzyılda Sakat Bedenin İcadı. Lennard J.Davis. Koç Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2011. Sf: 187-209.
11 Movie Screening and Discussion “The Intouchables (Can Dostum)” Film Gösterimi ve Tartışma
12 Presentation of Projects
13 Presentation of Projects
14 Presentation of Projects
15 Overview of the course
16 Overview of the course

 

Course Notes/Textbooks
  • T.C. Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu, Özürlülerin sorun ve beklentileri araştırması, Ankara, 2010 (www.tuik.gov.tr)
  • “Engelli çocuk ve ergenlerin hakları el kitabı: Anne-Baba ve Öğretmenler için”  Adnan Kulaksızoğlu. Çocuk Vakfı Yayınları, 2011. ISBN: 978-975-552-074-2
  • Türkiye Özürlüler Araştırması Temel Göstergeleri 2006- T.C. Başbakanlık Özürlüler İdaresi -Özürlülük Araştırmaları ve İstatistik Dairesi Başkanlığı.
Suggested Readings/Materials
  • “Engelli gençler, sosyal dışlanma ve internet” Esra Köten, Barış Erdoğan ; yayına hazırlayan Ahmet Şenol Armağan İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi, 2014. ISBN No :978-605-4827-20-6.
  • World Health Organization. (‎1980)‎. International classification of impairments, disabilities, and handicaps: a manual of classification relating to the consequences of disease, published in accordance with resolution WHA29.35 of the Twenty-ninth World Health Assembly, May 1976. World Health Organization. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/41003
  • “Smart Technology for Aging, Disability, and Independence” Bölüm 9: Home modifications and universal design. William C. Mann. John Wiley & Sons, New Jersey, 2005. Sf: 307-340. ISBN-13 978-0-471-69694-0.
  • ”Health Psychology”. Management of Chronic Health Disorders.Shelley E. Taylor. McGrawHill: 2009. Chapter 11. Sf: 218-239. ISBN-978-1-259-92207-7.

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
20
Presentation / Jury
Project
1
30
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
Final Exam
1
40
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
3
60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
40
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Theoretical Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)
16
0
Study Hours Out of Class
7
1
7
Field Work
0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
0
Portfolio
0
Homework / Assignments
1
17
17
Presentation / Jury
0
Project
1
20
20
Seminar / Workshop
0
Oral Exam
0
Midterms
0
Final Exam
1
28
28
    Total
120

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able to have basic theoretical and practical knowledges in line with scientific developments in the field of nursing and health sciences for family and community health and well-being

X
2

To be able to use the basic theoretical and practical knowledges to meet the health care requirements of family and community with holistic approach.

3

To be able to follow the evidence-based practices and new approaches by performing nursing practices.

4

To be able to maintain responsibility of improving by itself while adopting the importance of lifelong learning and following scientific, technological and current practices.

5

To be able to communicate effectively with individuals, families, communities and healthcare team in applications.

6

To be able to occur on the professional platforms having the individual study skills, ability to decide independently, and aware of their legal rights and responsibilities.

7

To be able to do team working in disciplinary and interdisciplinary.

8

To be able to organize the projects and events for the living social environment with social responsibility and to apply them.

X
9

To be able to evaluate the applicability of research results, use in nursing practices, identify new problem areas and think critically.

10

To be able to act according to the social, scientific and ethical values in nursing, during the period of data collection, interpretation, implementation of initiatives and evaluation of results.

X
11

To be able to collect data in the areas of Nursing and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language.

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

 


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