| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Elective Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Master's Degree Without Thesis |
| YEAR OF STUDY | 1 |
| SEMESTER | Second Term (Spring)- |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 10 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | -
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Familiarize students with basic concepts,
2) Get analytical thinking.
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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 | This course introduces basic concepts of health economics. After reviewing basic concepts, caseses and applications are covered. The objective of this course is to familiarize students with basic concepts and analytical thinking. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Introduction to health economics and economic purposes of the health system | | 2nd Week | Output and production in the health sector | | 3rd Week | Cost concept in health institutions | | 4th Week | Demand of health services and goods | | 5th Week | Supply of health services and goods | | 6th Week | Market types in the health sector | | 7th Week | Economic evaluation, cost analysis and importance in health services. | | 8th Week | Midterm exam | | 9th Week | Cost benefit and cost utility analysis | | 10th Week | Finance of the health systems | | 11th Week | Social security | | 12th Week | Drug sector | | 13th Week | State intervention to the health market | | 14th Week | Health labor |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | The Economics of Health and Medical Care by Philip Jacobs and John Rapoport, Aspen Publishers |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 25 | | Assignment | 1 | 15 | | Attendance | 1 | 10 | | Total(%) | | 50 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 50 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 50 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Preparation for Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 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 | 4 | 10 | 40 | | Article | 7 | 4 | 28 | | Total Workload | | | 288 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 9,6 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 10 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | Turkish |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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