Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS Credits
3SAT221Dıve Health And Safety2+0+023

Course Details
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of Course Unit Associate Degree
Department / Program Underwater Technology
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Objectives of the Course To give the students basic information about human anatomy and physiology, diving physiology, diving diseases, diagnosis, prevention and treatments
Course Content Education in diving medicine
Course Methods and Techniques Presentation and leaching lesson
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Asist Prof.Dr. Ata AKSU
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources U.S. NAVY DIVING MANUAL
US navy diving manuel
U.S. NAVY DİVİNG MANUAL

Course Category
Science %10
Health %40
Field %50

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 40
Final examination 1 % 60
Total
2
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 2 28
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 2 28
Mid-terms 1 10 10
Final examination 1 12 12
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 3 78

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Knows to Decompression sickness Knows to Barotraumas Knows to Nitrogen Narcosis Knows to Hyperbaric arthralgia, shallow water blackout


Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Introduction to diving physiology and diving diseases
2 Decompression sickness: Physical basis, mechanism of formation, physiological and clinical appearance, types
3 Barotrauma: Physical basis, mechanism of formation, clinical appearance, protection and treatment
4 Disbaric osteonecrosis: Physical basis, clinical forms, diagnosis and conservation methods
5 Nitrogen narcosis: Physical and physiological basis, relation with respiratory gases, clinical appearance and conservation methods
6 CO, CO2 and O2 intoxications: Clinical findings, mechanisms of occurrence, methods of protection and maximum acceptable limits
7 CO, CO2 and O2 toxicity
8 Mid-term Exam
9 Hypothermic syndrome: Heat balance, heat loss-gain ways, clinical appearance, prevention and treatment methods
10 Drowning: Physical and physiological basis, clinical appearance, drowning in sweet-salty water
11 Harmful sea life: Clinical appearance, prevention and treatment methods, diving in dirty and toxic waters
12 Harmful sea life: Clinical appearance, prevention and treatment methods, diving in dirty and toxic waters
13 Hyperbaric arthralgia, underwater explosions, shallow water drowning: mechanisms of occurrence, clinical appearance, prevention and treatment methods
14 Hyperbaric arthralgia, underwater explosions, shallow water drowning: mechanisms of occurrence, clinical appearance, prevention and treatment methods
15 Final Exam


Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12
All 5 3 3 5 4 3 3 5 4 4 5 5
C1 5 3 3 5 4 3 3 5 4 4 5 5

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