| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Compulsory Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Bachelor's Degree |
| YEAR OF STUDY | 2 |
| SEMESTER | Third Term (Fall) |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 4 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | Assistant Professor Aydan Akyüz Özdemir
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Learn the epidemiological terms and concepts,
2) Use epidemiological information in decision-making in healthcare managemenet.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | There is no recommended optional programme component for this course. |
| COURSE DEFINITION | Definition, content and history of epidemiology, health, disease and population diagnostic, epidemiologic research methods, rates and proportions, health parameters and hospital statistics, communicable disease epidemiology, epidemiologic analyzing of epidemic, surveyance system, epidemiologic data sources, analyzing and presentation of epidemiologic data, managerial epidemiology in healthcare management are included in this course. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Definition, Content and History of Epidemiology | | 2nd Week | Health, Disease and Population Diagnostic | | 3rd Week | Epidemiologic Research Methods | | 4th Week | Rates and Proportions | | 5th Week | Health Parameters and Hospital Statistics | | 6th Week | Midterm Exam I | | 7th Week | Contagious Disease Epidemiology | | 8th Week | Epidemiologic Analyzing of Epidemic | | 9th Week | Surveyance System | | 10th Week | Midterm Exam II | | 11th Week | Epidemiologic Data Sources | | 12th Week | Analayzing and Presentation of Epidemiologic Data | | 13th Week | Managerial Epidemiology in Healthcare Management | | 14th Week | Managerial Epidemiology in Healthcare Management |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Tezcan, S. (1992) Epidemiyoloji ,Hacettepe Halk Sağlığı Vakfı. |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Discussion,Problem Solving |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 2 | 50 | | Quiz | 1 | 10 | | Total(%) | | 60 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 60 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 40 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 2 | 2 | 4 | | Preparation for Quiz | 1 | 4 | 4 | | Individual or group work | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 10 | 10 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 8 | 8 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Final exam | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Homework | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Quiz | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Total Workload | | | 113 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 3,76 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 4 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | Turkish |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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