TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Master's Degree Without Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY	1
SEMESTER	First Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Professor Şahin Kavuncubaşı
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Gain some basic information and ability related to the structure and mechanism of health care organizations, 2) Gain basic information and ability related to practice.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	To gain some basic information and ability related to the structure and mechanism of health care organizations.
COURSE DEFINITION	This course is designed to explain some topics about the structure of health system, its relations with other social systems, the organization and functions of health care business and role structures of health care management.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Health and Health Systems 2nd Week Health Care Services and Health Care Organizations 3rd Week Utilization of Health Care Services and Basic Features of an Effective Health Care Service 4th Week Hospital Organizations 5th Week Functions of Hospitals 6th Week Health Care Managers 7th Week Structural Design of Health Care Organizations 8th Week Midterm Exam 9th Week Human Resources Management in Health Care Organizations 10th Week Managerial and Clinical Information Systems 11th Week Strategic Management in Health Care Organizations 12th Week Performance Management in Health Care Organizations 13th Week Quality Management 14th Week Productivity Management
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Kavuncubaşı, Ş. Hastane ve Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi. Ankara: Siyasal Kitapevi Hayran, O., Sur, H. Hastane İşletmeciliği. İstanbul. Seçim, H. Hastane Yönetimi ve Organizasyonu. İstanbul: İ.Ü. İşletme İktisadı Enstitüsü. Shortell, S.M., Kaluzny, A.D. Essentials of Health Care Management. Delmar Publisher
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 25 Assignment 2 25 Total(%) 50 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1 1 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 10 140 Preparation for Final exam 1 20 20 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 15 15 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework 2 10 20 Article 8 6 48 Total Workload 288 Total Workload / 30 9,6 ECTS Credits of the Course 10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No