| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Elective Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Associate Degree |
| YEAR OF STUDY | - |
| SEMESTER | - |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 3 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | -
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Makes the definition and classification of infection.
2) Understands the terminology of infectious diseases.
3) Knows the transmission ways of infectious diseases.
4) Knows microorganisms causing infectious diseases.
5) Understand the formation mechanisms of infectious diseases.
6) Knows the changes and development processes in the body.
7) Knows the clinics and common examples of infectious diseases.
8) Knows infectious diseases treatment methods.
9) Hospital infections and precautions to be taken are asepsis-antisepsis, etc. knows.
10) Knows and applies the ways of protecting the health of the healthcare worker.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | None |
| COURSE DEFINITION | Within the framework of this lesson, students, being healthcare professionals, are offered comprehensive information about infectious diseases through presenting them theoretical knowledge on preventive measures about how to protect themselves from various infections. The importance of infections from the point of view of both communities and individuals, evaluation of infectious diseases, and thus afflicted patients.
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| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Introduction of the course, Historical development of infectious diseases | | 2nd Week | Infectious diseases in the world and Turkey, *Epidemiology, *Surveillance | | 3rd Week | Immunization | | 4th Week | Vaccination | | 5th Week | Healthcare related infections | | 6th Week | Isolation methods | | 7th Week | Midterm exam | | 8th Week | Aseptic techniques | | 9th Week | Characteristics and ways of protection of respiratory diseases | | 10th Week | Properties and ways of protection of diseases transmitted by water and nutrients | | 11th Week | Properties and ways of prevention of diseases transmitted by contact | | 12th Week | Properties and ways of prevention of diseases transmitted by vectors | | 13th Week | Features and ways of protection of diseases transmitted by zoonos | | 14th Week | General review |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Principles and Practice of Infectious Disease Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R eds. Sixth edition 2005 Elsevier Churchill Livingstone, Pennsylvania USA. |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Practice,Questions/Answers,Presentation |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 40 | | Total(%) | | 40 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 40 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 60 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Preparation for Quiz | | | | | Individual or group work | | | | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 40 | 40 | | Course hours | 14 | 2 | 28 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 20 | 20 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Homework | | | | | Total Workload | | | 90 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 3 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 3 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | Turkish |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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