Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
ORTHOTIC VOCATIONAL PRACTICE I OPZ221 3. Semester 0 + 4 2.0 3.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Senem GÜNER
Assistants Ali Koray ÖZGÜN
Enver GÜVEN
Alireza VASEFNİA
Goals To inform about lower extremity orthoses-foot orthoses.
Course Content Foot Orthoses; The definition, purpose and principle of foot orthoses are given. Proper shoe and its properties, orthoses in toe deformations, orthoses in foot deformities, orthoses in foot-ankle deformities are studied theoretically and practically.
Learning Outcomes 1) To know clubfoot pathology
2) To know Club Foot orthotic approaches.
3) To know Drop Foot pathology.
4) To know Drop Foot orthotic approaches.
5) To know cerebral palsy.
6) To know orthotic approaches in cerebral palsy

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Club foot pathology and assessment Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
2. Week Taking measurements of club foot correction principles Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
3. Week Club foot model processing, PAFO manufacturing Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
4. Week Ankle pathology Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
5. Week Drop foot, stroke physiopathology, patient assessment Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
6. Week Drop foot, Stroke gait deviations, AFO taking measurement Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
7. Week Stroke / Drop foot and AFO-without ankle joint, Model processing and fabrication Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
8. Week Midterm Question Answer

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week AFO components, Stroke / Drop foot, AFO-Articulated production Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
10. Week CP physiopathology and gait deviations Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
11. Week DAFO features and selection Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
12. Week DAFO taking measurements and production Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
13. Week DAFO taking measurements and production Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week Current technologies Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
15. Week Final Question Answer

 Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Alsancak S: Ortez. Hatipoğlu Yayınevi, Ankara, 2009.
Blauvelt CL, Nelson FRT: Manual Orthopaedic Terminology. 6th ed. Mosby Co., Philadelphia, 1998.
Goldberg B, Hsu JD: Atlas of Orthoses and Assistive Devices. Mosby Co, St Louis, 1997.
Prosthetics and Orthotics Online Definitions/Dictionary http://www.ispo.ca/lexicon
Turner WA, Merriman LM: Clinical Skills in Treating the Foot. Second Ed, Philadelphia, 2005.

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 4
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 2
Homework 1 9
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 4
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 6
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
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Course Information
  • Course Information
  • Weekly Topics (Content)
  • Sources Used in This Course
  • Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
  • ECTS credits and course workload