ISTANBUL OKAN UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE / COURSE CATALOGUE
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| Associate | TR-NQF-HE: Level 5 | QF-EHEA: Short Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 5 | ||
General course introduction information
| Course Code: | YSB101 | ||||||||
| Course Name: | Basic Gerontology | ||||||||
| Course Semester: | Fall | ||||||||
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| Language of instruction: | TR | ||||||||
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| Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||||||
| Type of course: | Compulsory | ||||||||
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| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||||||
| Course Coordinator : | Dr.Öğr.Üyesi FUAT NİHAT ÖZAYDIN | ||||||||
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Course Objective and Content
| Course Objectives: | The purpose of this course is to give information to the students about basic concepts and approaches about gerontology, to make them understand the basic concepts about gerontology, to give them an insight about the development of gerontology both in Turkey and in the world, relations between gerontology and the related basic concepts and to make them understand the basic concepts and the approaches. Moreover, it also aims to make them understand the importance of the protection and preservation of the health, to familiarize with geriatric care technician as a profession, to make them learn and use the basic concepts and procedures regarding the gerontology practices and make them to gain the skills of providing planned patient care. |
| Course Content: | . Discuss general information about old age • Make definitions of geriatrics, geriatrics and gerontology • Describe socio-cultural issues related to aging • Turkey and describes the socio-demographic situation in the world of old age • Discuss common beliefs and values about old age |
Learning Outcomes
The students who have succeeded in this course;
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Lesson Plan
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | The cultural dimension of aging, | |
| 2) | Gerontology: definition of old age consciousness, | |
| 3) | Gerontology: definition of old age consciousness, | |
| 4) | The historical dimension of aging, | |
| 5) | Elderly population and demographic change, | |
| 6) | Aging and health, | |
| 7) | Elderly abuse, | |
| 8) | The importance of social support, | |
| 9) | Globalization and aging poverty, | |
| 10) | gerotechnology | |
| 11) | Old age and life satisfaction, | |
| 12) | Aging policies and national action plan, | |
| 13) | Aging policies and national action plan, | |
| 14) | old age and death |
Sources
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Temel Gerontoloji Yaşlılık Bilimi Prof. Dr. Velittin Kalınkara Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık | Published: 2014 ISBN 9786051330471 |
| References: | Temel Gerontoloji Yaşlılık Bilimi Yazar: Velittin Kalınkara Yayınevi : Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık Baskı Yılı: 2016 |
Course-Program Learning Outcome Relationship
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| 1) Works for individual professional development, knows and applies the issue of occupational health and safety, knows personal protective precautions and environmental safety rules, | |||||||||
| 2) Knows how to prepare / organize the working area and ensures that the elderly care service meets the quality standards | |||||||||
| 3) Helps the individual who receives the elderly care service to gain self-care knowledge and skills, Makes face and neck care, Makes hand-foot-nail care, Makes oral and dental care, Makes hair / beard care | |||||||||
| 4) Helps the elderly care person to have bathroom or bathing in the bed, Helps to change the clothes , Helps with toilet needs | |||||||||
| 5) Performs necessary procedures after self-care. Prepares the materials used during the applications according to the hygiene rules. Removes the personal waste that emerges during maintenance according to hygiene rules. | |||||||||
| 6) Changes the bedding of the person taking elderly care service and provides bedding arrangement, Provides the room arrangement, Takes measures against accidents and injuries in the living area | |||||||||
| 7) Provides and/or supports oral feeding, Performs necessary procedures after oral feeding | |||||||||
| 8) Provides mobility of the elderly person, Follows body integrity and bed wounds, Implements the measures necessary to prevent bed wounds | |||||||||
| 9) Provides participation in social activities, Supports participation in occupational activities, Provides participation in recommended physical activities, Provides participation in proposed mental activities, Supports adaptation process, Facilitates effective communication | |||||||||
| 10) Supports the use of prescription medication (except for red and green prescriptions) for elderly when there is no health professional, Supports health professionals in the treatment of acute and chronic conditions, Monitor old person receiving treatment | |||||||||
Course - Learning Outcome Relationship
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | Works for individual professional development, knows and applies the issue of occupational health and safety, knows personal protective precautions and environmental safety rules, | 3 |
| 2) | Knows how to prepare / organize the working area and ensures that the elderly care service meets the quality standards | 3 |
| 3) | Helps the individual who receives the elderly care service to gain self-care knowledge and skills, Makes face and neck care, Makes hand-foot-nail care, Makes oral and dental care, Makes hair / beard care | |
| 4) | Helps the elderly care person to have bathroom or bathing in the bed, Helps to change the clothes , Helps with toilet needs | |
| 5) | Performs necessary procedures after self-care. Prepares the materials used during the applications according to the hygiene rules. Removes the personal waste that emerges during maintenance according to hygiene rules. | |
| 6) | Changes the bedding of the person taking elderly care service and provides bedding arrangement, Provides the room arrangement, Takes measures against accidents and injuries in the living area | |
| 7) | Provides and/or supports oral feeding, Performs necessary procedures after oral feeding | |
| 8) | Provides mobility of the elderly person, Follows body integrity and bed wounds, Implements the measures necessary to prevent bed wounds | |
| 9) | Provides participation in social activities, Supports participation in occupational activities, Provides participation in recommended physical activities, Provides participation in proposed mental activities, Supports adaptation process, Facilitates effective communication | |
| 10) | Supports the use of prescription medication (except for red and green prescriptions) for elderly when there is no health professional, Supports health professionals in the treatment of acute and chronic conditions, Monitor old person receiving treatment |
Learning Activity and Teaching Methods
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| Lesson | |
| Q&A / Discussion |
Assessment & Grading Methods and Criteria
| Written Exam (Open-ended questions, multiple choice, true-false, matching, fill in the blanks, sequencing) | |
| Oral Examination |
Assessment & Grading
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 10 | % 10 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
| Final | 1 | % 60 |
| total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
| total | % 100 | |
Workload and ECTS Credit Grading
| Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 28 |
| Field Work | 2 | 16 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 112 |
| Presentations / Seminar | 8 | 8 |
| Homework Assignments | 14 | 28 |
| Quizzes | 4 | 4 |
| Midterms | 1 | 1 |
| Paper Submission | 8 | 8 |
| Final | 1 | 1 |
| Total Workload | 206 | |