Iğdır University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
182001602102	OPTICIANS - I	Compulsory	1	2	2

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)

Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Kenan BULCAR

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.
4	Learns all lens types.

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

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
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, lens types 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

Basic Opticianry

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
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

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Final Examination	1	2	2
Self Study	10	2	20
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	10	2	20
Individual Study for Final Examination	10	2	20
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			63

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