FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES

Department of Health Management

GEAR 322 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name

Universal Design

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
GEAR 322	Fall/Spring	3	0	3	4

Prerequisites	None
Course Language
Course Type	Second Foreign Language
Course Level	-
Mode of Delivery	-
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course	-
Course Coordinator	Öğr. Gör. Stefano PUGLIESE
Course Lecturer(s)	Öğr. Gör. Stefano PUGLIESE
Assistant(s)	-

Course Objectives	This course aims for students’ the understanding of the principles of Universal Design theories and Design For All practices. The goal of the course is to open the student understanding on how diversity, both in terms of social issues both in terms of physical disability, can improve the living environment for a wider population.
Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; understand the importance of inclusive design, analyze the built environment and its architectonical barriers, produce oral presentations on assigned research case studies, integrate Good Practices of Inclusion in their field of study and research,
Course Description	In order to enrich student knowledge on Universal Design issues, during the course, students will be introduced on several topics related to Universal Design. Within the semester, students will develop independent research on topics assigned by the instructors.

Course Category	Core Courses
	Major Area Courses
	Supportive Courses
	Media and Management Skills Courses
	Transferable Skill Courses

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week	Subjects	Related Preparation
1	INTRODUCTION TO THE SYLLABUS AND COURSE STRUCTURE	None
2	INTRODUCTION: ‘Design for All’ / GROUP WORK ORGANIZATION AND RESEARCH TOPICS	Homework 01
3	STUDENT PRESENTATION OF HW01	Student Presentations
4	TOPIC 01 : ‘Outdoor Sports Area Design For People Affected by Cerebral Palsy’	None
5	TOPIC 02: ‘Product Design’	None
6	MIDTERM	To be announced by the Instructor
7	TOPIC 03: ‘Prosthetics for the Mind’	Review of the previous class
8	TOPIC 04: ‘Integration and Urban Environment’	Review of the previous class
9	TOPIC 05: ‘Wearable Devices’	Review of the previous class
10	TOPIC 06: ‘Neurobiology for Aestethics’	Review of the previous class
11	Case Study 01 Workshop	Student presentations
12	TOPIC 07: ‘Digital Devices for Disability’	To be announced by the Instructor
13	TOPIC 09: ‘Design for the Elderly’	Review of the previous class
14	TOPIC 10: ‘Architectonical Barriers’	Review of the previous class
15	Semester Review	Student presentations
16	FINAL SUBMISSION	Final Portfolio Submission

Course Notes/Textbooks	Herwig O., ‘Universal design Solutions for a barrier-free living’, Birkhauser Verlag AG, 2008 ISBN-10: 3038211281 ISBN-13: 978-3038211280
Suggested Readings/Materials	Digital Documents and web resources

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities	Number	Weigthing
Participation	1	10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work	1	10
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments	1	10
Presentation / Jury	1	10
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm	1	30
Final Exam	1	30
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)	16	3	48
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)	16		0
Study Hours Out of Class	16	1	16
Field Work	1	7	7
Quizzes / Studio Critiques			0
Portfolio			0
Homework / Assignments	1	8	8
Presentation / Jury	1	4	4
Project			0
Seminar / Workshop			0
Oral Exam			0
Midterms	1	7	7
Final Exam	1	10	10
		Total	100

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

Program Competencies/Outcomes

* Contribution Level

To be able to acquire and use theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of health management.

To be able to create and use new information by integrating information in the field of health management with information from different disciplines

To be able to solve the problems that require expertise by using scientific research methods.

To be able to solve a problem in the field of health management by using appropriate problem solving techniques.

To be able to transfer the current developments in the field of health management with the data and to transfer them systematically to the groups in and out of the field in written, oral and visual form.

To be able to critically examine the norms governing corporate culture and organizational communication, to develop them and to take action to change them when necessary.

To be able to develop implementation plans in health management field and to evaluate the results within the framework of health services management quality processes.

To be able to act by considering social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the stages of data collection, interpretation and announcement while managing health institutions.

To be able to take responsibility as an individual and a team member in the problems encountered in the related field applications while managing health institutions.

To be able to plan and manage the activities of the employees whose under their responsibility while managing health institutions.

To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise.

To be able to collect data in the areas of “Health Management” and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language.

To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently.

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

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