GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
BIOMECHANICS/DÇO-4040
Course Title: BIOMECHANICS
Credits 2 ECTS 2
Course Semester 1 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Perception of biomechanical terms
Perception of biomechanical principles
Assessment of orthodontic materials by biomechanics
Associating biomechanical terms with orthodontic treatments
Constitution of orthodontic treatment plans by biomechanical principles
Ability of application of biomechanical principles during orthodontic treatment
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Biomechanical terms
2. Week  Assessment of biomechanical terms
3. Week  Biomechanical principles
4. Week  Assessment of biomechanical principles
5. Week  Identification of orthodontic materials
6. Week  Relation of orthodontic materials with biomechanical principles
7. Week  Application of orthodontic materials in accordance to biomechanical principles
8. Week  Biomechanics in Orthodontic treatment planning
9. Week  Constitution of the details for orthodontic treatment planning coherent with biomechanical principles
10. Week  Usage of orthodontic materials according to the treatment plan
11. Week  Inversion of the methodology of orthodontic materials in relation with the orthodontic treatment plan
12. Week  Complications during orthodontic therapy due to the mechanics used
13. Week  Eliminating the complications during orthodontic therapy due to the mechanics used
14. Week  Assessment of literature
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
0
0
 Assignment
1
60
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
60
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
40
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
2
28
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
 Reading Tasks
6
2
12
 Searching in Internet and Library
5
2
10
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
0
 Preparing a Presentation
2
1
2
 Presentation
2
1
2
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
0
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
3
2
6
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
60
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
2.4
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
2
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1X
2X
3X
4X
5X
6X
7X
8X
9X
10X
11X
12X
13X
14X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof.Dr.R.Lale Taner)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (www.gazi.edu.tr)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (laletaner@gazi.edu.tr)