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Description of Individual Course UnitsCourse Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | 182001601103 | INTRODUCTION TO OPTICIAN | Compulsory | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Level of Course Unit | Short Cycle | Objectives of the Course | Description of the profession, history and development of the profession, laws, regulations, deontology, all the arguments (prescription, glass, frame, lens, etc ..), the basic knowledge of the expression, the theoretical description of laboratory tools and equipment | Name of Lecturer(s) | Öğr.Gör. Mehtap YALÇIN | Learning Outcomes | 1 | To have basic knowledge about refraction defects. | 2 | Prescription and prescription reading. | 3 | To have information about the general structure of the eye. |
| Mode of Delivery | Daytime Class | Prerequisites and co-requisities | None | Recommended Optional Programme Components | None | Course Contents | All technical knowledge of the profession of opticianry, history of opticianry, evaluation of educational status in the world, professional definitions, brief description of eye anatomy and eye defects, transfer of basic information about all materials and machines used in optician profession. | Weekly Detailed Course Contents | |
1 | Introduction of the course, scope, justification, importance, rules and requirements | | | 2 | Optician profession, optician tasks and responsibilities | | | 3 | Opticianry historical development of the profession in Turkey | | | 4 | Optometry and Optometry training | | | 5 | Professional organizations, Non-governmental organizations | | | 6 | Teminological terms, professional definitions, optical sciences, visual defects, prescription information, spectacle glass and frame terms | | | 7 | Midterm | | | 8 | Optical glass types, lenses, glass forming and curing processes | | | 9 | Optical glass composition, optical properties of glass, thermal properties of glass, physical properties of glass, chemical properties of glass | | | 10 | Characteristics of eyeglasses frames, classification of frames according to rims, classification of frames according to raw materials, eyeglasses parts | | | 11 | Refraction defects, eye diseases | | | 12 | Visual instruments standards, principles of opthalmic lenses | | | 13 | Prescription and prescription reading | | | 14 | General Evaluation and Final Exam Preparation | | |
| Recommended or Required Reading | Temel Optisyenlik | Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods | | Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | SUM | 100 | |
Final Examination | 1 | 100 | SUM | 100 | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | SUM | 100 |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish | Work Placement(s) | None |
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Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 | Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 | Attending Lectures | 14 | 2 | 28 | Self Study | 14 | 1 | 14 | Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 7 | 2 | 14 | Individual Study for Final Examination | 7 | 3 | 21 | |
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes | | * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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