Teaching the importance of biosafety in laboratory studies and the things to be considered while working.
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Contribution of the Course to Professional Development
Gaining the basic principles of working more efficiently and safely in laboratory studies by learning of biosafety.
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Learning Outcomes:
1
To be able to comprehend what biosecurity is.;
2
Learning the general laboratory rules.;
3
Learning what to do for laboratory safety.;
4
To be able to comprehend the things to be considered for personal safety in the laboratory.;
5
Learning biological risk groups and biosafety levels.;
6
To be able to relate the risks of working with chemicals in the laboratory and ways to reduce the risk.;
7
To be able to comprehend what should be considered in the choice and use of biosafety cabinets.;
8
To be able to learn the identification and safe disposal of wastes that will arise in the laboratory.;
9
To be able to apply first aid in laboratory accidents.;
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Course Content:
Week
Theoretical
Practical
1
What is biosafety?
2
Safety in the lab/Personal safety.
3
What are the biological risk factors?
4
Biological risk groups and biosafety levels.
5
Hygiene and personal protection in biological risk factors.
6
Training and informing employees about biological risk factors.
7
Rules for safe working with biological material.
8
Contamination, decontamination and disinfection.
9
Classification of chemicals and safe working practices.
10
Chemical risk factors and factors that determine the harm of chemicals.
11
Risk assessment and risk prevention in chemicals.
12
Biosafety cabins.
13
Classification of wastes and waste management.
14
Laboratuary accidents and first aid.
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Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:
Laboratory biosafety manual, Third Edition, World Health Organization. ISBN 92 4 154650 6. 2004. Kimyasalların Güvenli Depolanması Rehberi. ş Sağlığı ve Güvenliği Araştırma ve Geliştirme Enstitüsü Başkanlığı. ISBN 978-975-455-248-5
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Assesment
TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES
NUMBER
PERCENT
Midterm Exam
0
0
Quiz
0
0
Homeworks, Performances
0
0
Final Exam
1
100
Total
1
100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade
0
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade
100
Total
100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
The evaluation will be done with multiple choice questions.
Information
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE
Activites
NUMBER
TIME [Hour]
Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical
14
2
28
Practicals/Labs
0
0
0
Self Study and Preparation
14
2
28
Homeworks, Performances
0
0
0
Projects
0
0
0
Field Studies
0
0
0
Midtermexams
0
0
0
Others
0
0
0
Final Exams
1
2
2
Total WorkLoad
58
Total workload/ 30 hr
1,93
ECTS Credit of the Course
2
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CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
