Course Language:
English
Course Objectives:
This course aims to present the knowledge and decision making skills to the students on the assistive technology needs of the people with disabilities.
Course Content:
This course provides the student with learning the principle concepts on assistive technology, the ways to support people with disabilities in the concept of rehabilitation engineering in house, society, school or work places to upgrade their functional and cognitive skills, including the topics below.
Course Methodology:
1. Lecture 2. Discussion 3. Problem solving 4. Case Study
Course Evaluation Methods:
A. Theoratical Exam
Vertical Tabs
Course Learning Outcomes
| Learning Outcomes | Program Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| 1. To be able to decide on assistive technology in line with the needs of disabled people | 2,3,5,7,9 | 1,2,5,6 | A |
| 2. To have the ability to determine the basic concepts in assistive technology | 2,3,5,7,9 | 1,2 | A |
| 3. To be able to explain robot-assisted rehabilitation systems. | 2,3,5,7,9 | 1,2 | A |
| 4. To be able to determine the International Classification of Function (WHO-ICF) in the concept of assistive technology | 2,3,5,7,9 | 1,2 | A |
Course Flow
| COURSE CONTENT | ||
| Week | Topics | Study Materials |
| 1 | Introduction to active technology and rehabilitation engineering, contents of application (Audio and Visual support, Mobility, Sport / entertainment) | |
| 2 | World Health Organization- International Functional Classification in Assisted Technology (WHO-ICF) | |
| 3 | Decision making in assistive technology | |
| 4 | Robotic therapy in physiotherapy and rehabilitation | |
| 5 | Principles of biomedical engineering in assistive technology | |
| 6 | Commercial assistive technology products, sensor applications and design considerations of assistive technology devices | |
| 7 | Midterm Exam | |
| 8 | Robot-assisted rehabilitation systems | |
| 9 | Computer accessibility tools, sensory aids, mobile devices, activity monitoring | |
| 10 | Walking aids, exoskeletons and robotic locomotion | |
| 11 | Seminar: Student studies in assistive technology | |
| 12 | Seminar: Student studies in assistive technology | |
| 13 | Seminar: Student studies in assistive technology | |
| 14 | Seminar: Student studies in assistive technology | |
| 15 | General Discussion | |
Recommended Sources
| RECOMMENDED SOURCES | |
| Textbook |
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| Additional resources |
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Material Sharing
| MATERIAL SHARING | |
| Documents | |
| Assignments | |
| Exams | Midterm and Final Exam ( Theoratical ) |
Assessment
| ASSESMENT | ||
| IN-TERM STUDIES | NUMBER | PERCENTAGE |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 40 |
| Quizzes | - | - |
| Final examination | 1 | 60 |
| Total | 100 | |
| CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE | 60 | |
| CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE | 40 | |
| Total | 100 | |
Course’s Contribution to Program
| COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM | |||||||
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | To have sufficient information about health | X | |||||
| 2 | Identify and analyze problems using basic knowledge | X | |||||
| 3 | Providing evidence-based solutions | X | |||||
| 4 | Choosing appropriate physiotherapy and rehabilitation techniques for cases | X | |||||
| 5 | Gain practical skills in application processes | X | |||||
| 6 | To select appropriate therapy agents and tools to be used in rehabilitation and to plan the treatment program | X | |||||
| 7 | To have an idea about special topics in physiotherapy | X | |||||
| 8 | To have an idea about communication methods for correct communication | X | |||||
| 9 | To be sensitive to lifelong learning and self-improvement | X | |||||
| 10 | To be sensitive to professional, social and universal ethics and responsibilities | X | |||||
ECTS
| ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION | |||
| Activities | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Duration (Includingtheexamweek: 15 x Total coursehours) | 15 | 2 | 30 |
| Laboratory | 15 | 2 | 30 |
| Hoursforoff-the-classroomstudy (Pre-study, practice) | 15 | 3 | 45 |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Total WorkLoad | 125 | ||
| Total WorkLoad / 25 (h) | 5 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 5 | ||
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