| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Elective Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Bachelor's Degree |
| YEAR OF STUDY | - |
| SEMESTER | - |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 5 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | Professor Fikriye Yılmaz
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Learn the asic definitions and theories of health policy,
2) Learn the health policies in the world
3) Learn the health policies in Turkey,
4) Learn the basic concepts and principles with planning of health services.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | |
| COURSE DEFINITION | |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Health Policy | | 2nd Week | Factors Affecting Health Policies | | 3rd Week | Health Policy Making Process | | 4th Week | Political Parties and Health Policies | | 5th Week | Implementation of Health Policies | | 6th Week | Health Reforms and Affecting Factors | | 7th Week | Midterm Exam | | 8th Week | Examination of International Reports on Health Reforms | | 9th Week | Important Health Reform in the World and Turkey | | 10th Week | Prioritization in Health | | 11th Week | Social determinants of health | | 12th Week | Basic Principles and Techniques of Health Care Planning | | 13th Week | Planning in the Health Sector | | 14th Week | Planning of Health Programs |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Buse, K., Mays, N. and Walt, G. (2005). Making health policy. Open University Press, USA |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Discussion |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Assignment | 1 | 50 | | Project | 1 | 15 | | Total(%) | | 65 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 65 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 35 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Preparation for Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Individual or group work | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 15 | 15 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Final exam | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Homework | 1 | 20 | 20 | | Project | 1 | 10 | 10 | | Article | 4 | 4 | 16 | | Total Workload | | | 146 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 4,86 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 5 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | Turkish |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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