This course is designed for final year Environmental Health Students inorder to apply work Ethics, Codes of practice and standard of work procesdures. Essential tasks and functions related to the work of the EH officer are covered, with discussion on the appropriate course of action and behavior of the EH officer in certain situations.
Essentially, this course is offered in the last semester of the bachelor program, since background knowledge regarding the professional practice of the EH officer would have been covered in previous semesters in various courses. Apart from the professional practice of the EH officer, this course also emphasizes the need for reflective practice and attitude development; the student is taught to develop honest self-evaluation as a tool for improvement of professional behavior.