Course Name |
Health and Society: Epidemiology
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
(hour/week) |
Application/Lab
(hour/week) |
Local Credits
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ECTS
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GENS 208
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Fall/Spring
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3
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0
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3
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6
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Prerequisites |
None
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Course Language |
English
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Course Type |
Service Course
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Course Level |
First Cycle
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Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | - | |||||
National Occupation Classification | - | |||||
Course Coordinator | - | |||||
Course Lecturer(s) | - | |||||
Assistant(s) | - |
Course Objectives | The course aims to let the students to learn the basic concepts of health and society and the relation between these concepts. Besides this course aims to provide students with the knowledge of basic determinants of public health, risk factors, and various health systems. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Learning Outcomes |
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Course Description | The course will basically structured around two main concepts and individual health and society health. The course content design to teach the basic concepts of creating and sustaining healthy societies. |
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Core Courses | |
Major Area Courses | ||
Supportive Courses | ||
Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
Week | Subjects | Related Preparation | Learning Outcome |
1 | Introduction What do we mean by a Healthy Society? | ||
2 | The Concept of Health and Basic Concepts | Parts from the reference of instructor and PowerPoint presentations. | |
3 | Health and Diseases | Parts from the reference of instructor and PowerPoint presentations. | |
4 | Bayram | ||
5 | The Major Determinants of Health Environment, Behaviour, Heritage, Health Services | Parts from the reference of instructor and PowerPoint presentations. | |
6 | Determining the Health of Society The major risk factors | Parts from the reference of instructor and PowerPoint presentations. | |
7 | Midterm | ||
8 | Health Practices and Its Importance The examples of health development practices HW: The examples of practices that are developed to improve public health and the evaluation of its results | Parts from the reference of instructor and PowerPoint presentations. | |
9 | Health Policies that Effect Societies Demographic factors, local management practices, human resources, environmental issues, drugs, crisis HW Delivery! | Parts from the reference of instructor and PowerPoint presentations. | |
10 | Education-Occupation- Income Level and Health Rural and urban areas | Parts from the reference of instructor and PowerPoint presentations. | |
11 | Society, Gender and Health Interaction | Parts from the reference of instructor and PowerPoint presentations. | |
12 | Basic Healthcare practices in Turkey Protective, rehabilitation and curing | Parts from the reference of instructor and PowerPoint presentations. | |
13 | Traditional Curing Methods | Parts from the reference of instructor and PowerPoint presentations. | |
14 | Presentation | ||
15 | Presentation | ||
16 | Review of the Semester |
Course Notes/Textbooks | |
Suggested Readings/Materials |
Semester Activities | Number | Weighting | LO 1 | LO 2 | LO 3 | LO 4 | LO 5 |
Participation |
16
|
5
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|||||
Laboratory / Application | |||||||
Field Work | |||||||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||||||
Portfolio | |||||||
Homework / Assignments |
9
|
30
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|||||
Presentation / Jury | |||||||
Project | |||||||
Seminar / Workshop | |||||||
Oral Exams | |||||||
Midterm |
1
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25
|
|||||
Final Exam |
1
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40
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|||||
Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
26
|
60
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Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
1
|
40
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Total |
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
---|---|---|---|
Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
|
3
|
48
|
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
|
0
|
|
Study Hours Out of Class |
15
|
2
|
30
|
Field Work |
0
|
||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
0
|
||
Portfolio |
0
|
||
Homework / Assignments |
9
|
5
|
45
|
Presentation / Jury |
0
|
||
Project |
0
|
||
Seminar / Workshop |
0
|
||
Oral Exam |
0
|
||
Midterms |
1
|
20
|
20
|
Final Exam |
1
|
25
|
25
|
Total |
168
|
#
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PC Sub | Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
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