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  Course Description
Course Name : Health Literacy and First Aid

Course Code : SYB220

Course Type : Compulsory

Level of Course : First Cycle

Year of Study : 2

Course Semester : Spring (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 3

Name of Lecturer(s) : Assoc.Prof.Dr. HATİCE KURDAK GÜRBÜZ

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Explains the components of healthy life and its components, health education, personal hygiene, and adequate and balanced nutrition
Calculates and evaluates body mass index
Counts the eating behavioral disorders
Knows the effects of alcohol, drugs, and tobacco on health
Defines the health responsibility
Defines healthy dressing, healthy work environment, balanced living and sleeping, and disease prevention
Realizes the importance of stress and time management in daily life
Knows the priority objectives and basic first aid practices
Explains and performs the basic life support
Evaluates sick/injured and the scene
Counts the first aid practices for consciousness disorders, bleeding, shock, stabbing and cutting injuries, fractures and dislocations, burns, frostbite, heatstroke, wire transfer, chest pain, intoxication
Knows and performs the general rules about transportation of sick/ injured

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : SYB220 Health Literacy and First Aid

FIELD OPTIONAL COURSES

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : Students are expected to gain fundamental level of knowledge, awareness, skills and attitude about health literacy and first aid.

Course Contents : General rules about healthy life and its components, health education, personal hygiene, adequate and balanced diet, body weight evaluation, eating disorders, alcohol, drugs, tobacco and their effects on health, health responsibility, healthy dressing, well balanced life and sleep, stress and time management, healthy working environment, disease prevention, priority objectives and basic applications of first aid, basic life support, and evaluation of patient/injured and the scene, consciousness disorders, bleeding, shock, stabbing and cutting injuries, fractures and dislocations, burns, frostbite, heatstroke, convulsions, chest pain, poisoning.

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : Classroom


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Health Literacy, general well-being and its components The textbook and the relevant topics in suggested sources Power point presentation and interactive method
2 Habit formation and health education The textbook and the relevant topics in suggested sources Power point presentation and interactive method
3 Personal hygiene The textbook and the relevant topics in suggested sources Power point presentation and interactive method
4 Nutrition The textbook and the relevant topics in suggested sources Power point presentation and interactive method
5 Substance use and its effects on health The textbook and the relevant topics in suggested sources Power point presentation and interactive method
6 Health responsibility The textbook and the relevant topics in suggested sources Power point presentation and interactive method
7 Disease prevention The textbook and the relevant topics in suggested sources Power point presentation and interactive method
8 Midterm MCQ and written exam
9 The priority objectives of first aid and basic applications The textbook and the relevant topics in suggested sources Power point presentation and interactive method
10 Basic life support The textbook and the relevant topics in suggested sources Power point presentation and interactive method
11 First aid applications for consciousness disorders, bleeding, shock, stabbing and cutting injuries The textbook and the relevant topics in suggested sources Power point presentation and interactive method
12 First aid applications for fractures and dislocations, burns, frostbite, heat shock The textbook and the relevant topics in suggested sources Power point presentation and interactive method
13 First aid applications for convulsions, chest pain, poisoning The textbook and the relevant topics in suggested sources Power point presentation and interactive method
14 General rules of transporting sick/injured The textbook and the relevant topics in suggested sources Power point presentation and interactive method
15 General revision The textbook and the relevant topics in suggested sources Power point presentation and interactive method
16/17 Final MCQ and written exam


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Adolesan Healt and Development. T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı AÇSAP Genel Müdürlüğü, UNICEF, Aydoğdu Ofset.
 Turkish Torasic Society Oficial Website. Smoking Task Force, ppt. link: http://www.toraks.org.tr/news.aspx?detail=901 (last access: 19 Ağustos 2013)
 Basic Firs Aid. Bikem Süzen. Bedray Basım
 First Aid Handbook. Türkiye Kızılay Derneği. Ankara 2001
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 100
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 0 0
Total 100
Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40
 
Final Assessments 100
Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60
Total 100

  Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes
# Key Learning Outcome Contribution*
1 Acts appropriately with professional ethical standards 1
2 Defines the sport organization in our country and explains their problems. 0
3 Understands the knowledge, skills and values related to sport organizations’ management at the highest level. 0
4 Analysis the internal and external environment of sport organizations, solves its problems and makes decisions in accordance with the changing conditions. 1
5 Practises the management functions and organization principle to sport organization 0
6 Has the skills of active listening, empathy, self-expression, and use of communication technology for effective interpersonal communication. 1
7 In additon to occupational skills, develops himself on scientific, cultural and artistic areas according to his own abilities and needs. 3
8 Recognizes the sports facilities and technologies, follows their progress and uses information technology in accordance with the sport sciences. 0
9 Has knowledge about human anatomy and physiology. 3
10 Understands how managerial decision-making process is affected by the organizational culture and ethical values of sport organization. 0
11 Acquires the knowledge and the culture of sport, adopts the philosophy of Olympism, has the skills of explaining and spreading this philosophy in society. 0
12 Understands and interprets the technical tactics and managerial skills of chosen sports branch. 0
13 Uses the communiction skills in the sport organization management process. 0
14 Develops the financial strategies for sport organizations, evaluates the budget, revenue sources and expenditure, explains the elements of sports marketing. 0
15 Has an active role in individual and group activities and successfully finishes the tasks in group work in sports areas. 2
16 Becomes sensitive and tolerant of athletes about multicultural and diversity issues. 4
17 Uses educational technology effectively to reach training and performance goals. 2
18 Has the ability to search, discover, create alternative solutions, reach information, think critically and engage in productive discussions for personal and professional growth. 2
19 Acts colloboratively and cooperatively with her/his colleagues in work place 1
20 Knows the importance of nutrition for health and performance. 4
* Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).

  Student Workload - ECTS
Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
    Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 2 28
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 2 28
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 2 2
    Final Exam 1 8 8
Total Workload: 66
Total Workload / 25 (h): 2.64
ECTS Credit: 3