Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
2EEC103Child Health and Fish Aid3+0+03421.10.2026
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Pre-School Teaching
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course The aim of this course is; In addition to providing information about the basic concepts of child health, the aim of this course is to enable the student to develop and protect child health, to learn and apply non-pharmaceutical interventions to prevent the deterioration of the patient ` s condition and to bring the patient back to life by making the first evaluation of the child in all kinds of sudden illness, accident, injury, disaster, poisoning, drowning, etc. until the hospital or professional help arrives.
Course Content Definition of child health; the status of child health in our country and in the world; child development in the womb; the effects of diseases and accidents during pregnancy on the development of the child; physical development (teeth, height, weight) and follow-up of 0-8 years old children, pediatric diseases seen in 0-8 years old children (diarrhea and respiratory infections, immunization and rash diseases, parasitic infections, etc.); vaccines; health problems according to women ` s life stages; family planning; first aid that the teacher should do in cases of fracture-dislocation, burning, injury, insect bites, poisoning, foreign body swallowing, etc. ); vaccinations; health problems according to women ` s life stages; family planning; first aid to be given by the teacher in cases of fracture-dislocation, burning, injury, insect bites, poisoning, swallowing a foreign body, etc.
Course Methods and Techniques Each lesson will start with the lecturer introducing the weekly course content. In the teaching process, lecture, question-answer, drama, role playing, case study method will be used and group discussions will take place. For this reason, it is compulsory to do a preliminary study on the subject to be covered before the lesson.
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Prof.Dr. Ümran Sevil https://profil.hku.edu.tr/akademik/prof-dr-umran-sevil/ umran.sevil@hku.edu.tr
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Deniz Ü ve Önder, Ö. (2012). Okul öncesi öğretmen adayları ve öğretmenler için Anne çocuk sağlığı ve ilkyardım, Ankara: Nobel.
Erdem M. 2002. “Normal gebelikte fizyolojik değişiklikler”, Gebelik ve fizyolojik hastalıklar.

Course Category
Social Sciences %100

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 3 42
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 5 70
Mid-terms 1 2 2
Final examination 1 2 2
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 4 116

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 1. Have knowledge about health promotion and protection.
2 2. Knows the factors affecting child health.
3 3. Define common infectious diseases in childhood.
4 4. Explain the precautions to be taken to prevent diseases and the vaccination schedule.
5 5. Explain first aid and its basic rules.
6 6. Can do basic first aid applications

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Course Introduction İzlence İzlence
2 Conception of Pregnancy, Child Development in the Womb İzlence İzlence
3 The Effects of Diseases and Accidents during Pregnancy on the Development of the Child İzlence İzlence
4 Physical Development (Teeth, Height, Weight) and Follow-up of 0-8 Year Old Children İzlence İzlence
5 Pediatric Diseases in 0-8 Year Old Children (Fever, Diarrhea and Respiratory Tract Infections) İzlence İzlence
6 Immunization and Rash Diseases, Parasitic Infections etc.) Prevention Methods, Childhood Vaccines İzlence İzlence
7 Health Problems According to Women`s Life Periods, Family Planning İzlence İzlence
8 Midterm İzlence İzlence
9 First Aid Practices in Fracture-Dislocation, Burning, Injuries İzlence İzlence
10 First Aid Practices in Cases of Foreign Body Ingestion, Stinging, Electric Shock, etc. Preliminary Dok.
11 First Aid Practices in Poisoning and Insect Stings İzlence İzlence
12 First Aid for Teachers in Case of Heat Stroke, Freezing, Poisoning, etc. İzlence İzlence
13 Basic Life Support in Children İzlence İzlence
14 General Evaluation İzlence İzlence
15 Final İzlence İzlence

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12 P13 P14
C1 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
C2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 3
C3 3 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3
C4 1 1 2 3 3 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 3
C5 3 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3
C6 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant