IPY 504 Occupational Health and SafetyMEF UniversityDegree Programs Construction Project Management (Non-Thesis)General Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy Statement
Construction Project Management (Non-Thesis)
Master Length of the Programme: 1.5 Number of Credits: 90 TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 QF-EHEA: Second Cycle EQF: Level 7

Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri

School/Faculty/Institute Graduate School
Course Code IPY 504
Course Title in English Occupational Health and Safety
Course Title in Turkish İş Sağlığı ve İş Güvenliği
Language of Instruction TR
Type of Course Flipped Classroom,Lecture
Level of Course Intermediate
Semester Spring
Contact Hours per Week
Lecture: 2 Recitation: 0 Lab: 0 Other: 0
Estimated Student Workload 125 hours per semester
Number of Credits 5 ECTS
Grading Mode Standard Letter Grade
Pre-requisites None
Expected Prior Knowledge None
Co-requisites None
Registration Restrictions Only Graduate Students
Overall Educational Objective To understand occupational health and safety legislation and practices within the framework of sectoral specificities, to learn the relationship between construction management and occupational health and safety management.
Course Description General principles of occupational health and safety management in construction sector
Course Description in Turkish İnşaat sektöründe iş sağlığı ve güvenliği yönetiminin temel ilkeleri

Course Learning Outcomes and Competences

Upon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:
1) Understanding the basic framework of occupational health and safety legislation
2) İnşaat yönetimi ile iş sağlığı ve güvenliği ilişkisini kavramak
3) Learning to perform risk analysis of construction activities and create a safe construction method
4) Understanding the types of occupational accidents on construction sites and the basic precautions to be taken
5) To have knowledge about the qualities of occupational health and safety documentation on construction sites
Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes 1 2 3 4 5
1) Integration of the skills acquired during the undergraduate degree with improved and deepened level of expertise in the field of construction management.
2) Applied in-depth theoretical and practical knowledge by conducting scientific research on construction and project management.
3) Extensive knowledge about the analysis and modeling methods used in construction project management and their limitations.
4) Ability to design and perform exploratory research based on analytics, modeling and experimentation; to generate solutions to complex situations encountered in this process, interpret the results and bring innovative solutions.
5) Ability to describe the processes and results of a study in a systematic and clear way both in written and verbal form on national and international platforms within or outside of the field of construction project management.
6) Awareness of social, scientific and ethical values in the stages of collection, processing, usage, interpretation and dissemination of project data and in all related professional activities.
7) Professional awareness of new and emerging applications in the construction management field and an ability to demonstrate their uses.
8) Competence in leadership and multi-disciplinary team membership skills to develop solutions to complex situations related to project management and to take responsibility.
9) Ability to communicate in English both verbally and in writing at the European Language Portfolio General Level B2.
10) Understanding of social and environmental aspects of construction projects and applications.

Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences

N None S Supportive H Highly Related
     
Program Outcomes and Competences Level Assessed by
1) Integration of the skills acquired during the undergraduate degree with improved and deepened level of expertise in the field of construction management. N
2) Applied in-depth theoretical and practical knowledge by conducting scientific research on construction and project management. N
3) Extensive knowledge about the analysis and modeling methods used in construction project management and their limitations. N
4) Ability to design and perform exploratory research based on analytics, modeling and experimentation; to generate solutions to complex situations encountered in this process, interpret the results and bring innovative solutions. N
5) Ability to describe the processes and results of a study in a systematic and clear way both in written and verbal form on national and international platforms within or outside of the field of construction project management. N
6) Awareness of social, scientific and ethical values in the stages of collection, processing, usage, interpretation and dissemination of project data and in all related professional activities. N
7) Professional awareness of new and emerging applications in the construction management field and an ability to demonstrate their uses. N
8) Competence in leadership and multi-disciplinary team membership skills to develop solutions to complex situations related to project management and to take responsibility. N
9) Ability to communicate in English both verbally and in writing at the European Language Portfolio General Level B2. N
10) Understanding of social and environmental aspects of construction projects and applications. N
Prepared by and Date ,
Course Coordinator GÖKÇE TÖNÜK
Semester Spring
Name of Instructor Öğr. Gör. IBRAHIM MERT UZUN

Course Contents

Week Subject
1) Introduction
2) Basic definitions
3) Occupational health and safety legislation
4) Occupational health and safety legislation concerning the construction industry
5) Legal consequences of work accidents
6) Analysis of construction industry work accident statistics
7) Construction OHS management
8) Construction OHS management
9) Risk analysis and evaluation studies
10) Risk control methods
11) Safe working methods
12) Health and safety plan
13) OHS documentation
14) OHS measures to be taken at construction sites
15) Final Examination Period
16) Final Examination Period
Required/Recommended ReadingsStudents can read occupational health and safety legislation from published official gazettes, other issues related to the subject from published works and articles forwarded by the faculty member. No single source will be required.
Teaching MethodsLessons will be carried out through lectures, examples and practical studies, and student participation will be kept at a high level.
Homework and ProjectsAssessment and evaluation will be based on midterm and final exams or assignments and projects that replace them.
Laboratory WorkNone
Computer UseNone
Other ActivitiesNone
Assessment Methods
Assessment Tools Count Weight
Midterm(s) 1 % 40
Final Examination 1 % 60
TOTAL % 100
Course Administration uzuni@mef.edu.tr
02123953600

ECTS Student Workload Estimation

Activity No/Weeks Hours Calculation
No/Weeks per Semester Preparing for the Activity Spent in the Activity Itself Completing the Activity Requirements
Course Hours 14 1 2 42
Homework Assignments 1 40 1 41
Midterm(s) 1 20 1 21
Final Examination 1 20 1 21
Total Workload 125
Total Workload/25 5.0
ECTS 5