
FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Department of Nursing
SB 360 | Course Introduction and Application Information
Course Name |
Disability and Society
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
(hour/week) |
Application/Lab
(hour/week) |
Local Credits
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ECTS
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SB 360
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Fall/Spring
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3
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0
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3
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4
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Prerequisites |
None
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Course Language |
Turkish
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Course Type |
Elective
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Course Level |
First Cycle
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Mode of Delivery | Online | |||||
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionGroup WorkField trip / ObservationLecture / 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;
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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. |
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Core Courses | |
Major Area Courses | ||
Supportive Courses |
X
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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 |
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Suggested Readings/Materials |
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EVALUATION SYSTEM
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation |
1
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10
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Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments |
1
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20
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Presentation / Jury | ||
Project |
1
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30
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Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exams | ||
Midterm | ||
Final Exam |
1
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40
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Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
3
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60
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Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
1
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40
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Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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3
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48
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Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
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0
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Study Hours Out of Class |
7
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1
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7
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Field Work |
0
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Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
0
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Portfolio |
0
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Homework / Assignments |
1
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17
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17
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Presentation / Jury |
0
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Project |
1
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20
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20
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Seminar / Workshop |
0
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Oral Exam |
0
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Midterms |
0
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Final Exam |
1
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28
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28
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Total |
120
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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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 |
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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. |
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3 | To be able to follow the evidence-based practices and new approaches by performing nursing practices. |
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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. |
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5 | To be able to communicate effectively with individuals, families, communities and healthcare team in applications. |
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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. |
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7 | To be able to do team working in disciplinary and interdisciplinary. |
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8 | To be able to organize the projects and events for the living social environment with social responsibility and to apply them. |
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9 | To be able to evaluate the applicability of research results, use in nursing practices, identify new problem areas and think critically. |
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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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