Information Package / Course Catalogue
Environmental Health Practices I
Course Code: ÇS203
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 0
Prt.: 8
Credit: 4
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

In this course, it was aimed that to give the ability to manage to the students in the light of the scientific method’s steps. These processes to notice a unique problem related to Environmental Health, regardless of the detection process in the relevant field of research, design, implementation and conclusion.

Course Content

Major environmental problems and their reasons. The institutions and organizations that are serving at environmental health area, and its working principles.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. Ceren DEVECİ
Ins. Hayriye Nurcan SÖBÜTAY
Lec. Cumhur Aykurt ÇOLAKOĞLU
Lec. Engin GEZGİN
Lec. Hakan KİRİF
Lec. Sevil ÖZCAN
Prof. Canan HAZIR
Learning Outcomes
1.Aware of the environmental issues, and tries to establish a relationship between cause and effect.
2.Having information about the works of different institutions and organizations which are providing service in environmental health studies.
3.They will have the competence and the necessary method’s skills in order to access to the latest information and research to be able to grasp in the environmental health area.
4.To have knowledge about environment and employee health unit and its applications
5. To have information about waste water and filtration, meteorological parameters and air pollution and control
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Prof. Dr. Turgut Gündüz, Çevre Sorunları, A.Ü. Science Faculty, Chemistry Department, 1994.
2.Cansaran, E. S. Darçın, C. Dilek, Y. Güçlü, M. Hammalosmanoğlu, L. Türkmen, C. Yıldırım (edith:Orçun Bozkurt), Çevre Eğitimi, Pegem Publishing house, 2008.
3.Dr. Ergun Gürpınar, Çevre Sorunları, Der Publications, 1998.
4.Richard Spurgeon, Ekoloji, TUBITAK, 2002
5.Environmental Health Technician’s Lecture Notes. Food, Agriculture and Livestock Ministry General Directorate of Personnel.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Practice
Wastes of the household and urban. The elements of the environment.
Week 2 - Practice
Environmental pollution and its reasons.
Week 3 - Practice
Major environmental problems.
Week 4 - Practice
Classification of the pollution. Variety of the pollution.
Week 5 - Practice
Environmental health and protection of the environment.
Week 6 - Practice
Hydrological methods; the water cycle, and groundwater formation.
Week 7 - Practice
Hygiene district offices, and its’ organization scheme and job distribution.
Week 8 - Practice
Food, agricultural control laboratories and processes.
Week 9 - Practice
The structure and the functions of public health laboratories.
Week 10 - Practice
Duties and responsibilities of Environmental Health Unit in Public Health Laboratory.
Week 11 - Practice
Structure, organization and operating principles of private analysis laboratories.
Week 12 - Practice
Acceptable conditions of the analyzed samples.
Week 13 - Practice
Wastewater treatment plants and its’ work principles.
Week 14 - Practice
The history and purpose of the treatment plant operation in our country, and their the current situation.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Practice Examination1%100
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Practice1408112
Assignment1224
Individual Work140228
Practice Examination1426
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)150
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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PÇ-8
PÇ-9
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OÇ-1
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-2
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-3
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-4
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-5
5
5
5
5
5
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