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Course Description Course Name : Measuring of Health Course Code : BİS564 Course Type : Optional Level of Course : Second Cycle Year of Study : 1 Course Semester : Fall and Spring (16 Weeks) ECTS : 4 Name of Lecturer(s) : Assoc.Prof.Dr. GÜLŞAH SEYDAOĞLU Learning Outcomes of the Course : Describes the basic definitions and terms related to human structure Comprehends the general information related to diseases and classifies the diseases Understands the medical terminology, uses the terms about anatomy, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment Defines the health indicators Uses and interprets of quality of life scales and psychometric scales Describes the system parameters and terms of physical examination, laboratory, pathology, radiology and epidemiology Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None Recommended Optional Programme Components : None Aim(s) of Course : The aim of this course is to comprehend how and why health should be tested.To provide students who have no medicine or health department graduation with medical terminology development Course Contents : The students gain information and knowledge about the basic medical concepts, terminology, identification of physiological and pathological criteria, objective health indicators, disease and health metrics,life quality and psychometric scales, parameters to monitor the efficiency of medical and health care services. Language of Instruction : Turkish Work Place : Biostatistics Department   Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods 1 Basic definitions and terms related to human structure - Presentation 2 General Information related to diseases and classification of the diseases Reading Presentation, Question and answer 3 Basic elements that constitute the medical terminology Reading Presentation, Question and answer 4 Terms related to the musculoskeletal system Reading Presentation, Question and answer 5 Terms related to the respiratory and cardiovascular system Reading Presentation, Question and answer 6 Terms related to the gastro intestinal system Reading Presentation, Question and answer 7 Terms related to the hematopoietic system Reading Presentation, Question and answer 8 Mid -term exam Reading 9 Terms related to the endocrine and metabolitic system Reading Presentation, Question and answer 10 Terms related to the psychiatric diseases and nervous system diseases Reading Presentation, Question and answer 11 Terms related to the urogenital system Reading Presentation, Question and answer 12 Terms related to obstetric and gynecology Reading Presentation, Question and answer 13 Terms related to the ophtalmology and Ear, Nose and Throat Reading Presentation, Question and answer 14 Terms related to the skin and breast diseases Reading Presentation, Question and answer 15 Quality of life and psychometric scales Reading, Homework Presentation, Question and answer   Required Course Resources Resource Type Resource Name Recommended Course Material(s)  PROF.DR.KOCATÜRK,U ‘ Açıklamalı Tıp Terimleri Sözlüğü’ AÜ.Yayınları Ankara 1991  Dr.ÖZDEN,M ‘Tıbbi Terminoloji’ Somgür Yayıncılık ‘ Ankara 1997 Required Course Material(s)   Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 60     Homeworks/Projects/Others 1 40 Total 100 Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40   Final Assessments 100 Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60 Total 100   Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes # Key Learning Outcome Contribution* 1 Students design scientific research studies in order to give response to the problem arising from health and clinical sciences 2 2 Students provide consulting services by using effective communication skills; take part in research teamworks; defend the ethical rules. 3 3 Students collect data from research studies, analyze, and make inferences 0 4 Students design health survey, determine the sampling method and conduct the survey 0 5 Students knows the system of international classification of diseases, obtain and analyze hospital statistics. 4 6 Students select the appropriate statistical procedure for analysis , apply and make inferences. 0 7 Students use the necessary statistical packages for analysis, if necessary write and develop software. 0 8 Students select and use proper statistical procedure for diagnosis and in making inferences for the data in health and clinical medicine and provide consultance to clinicians in the field. 0 9 Students comprehends the fundamentals of statistical theory related to the field of health ( probability and bayesian biostatistics). 0 10 Students explain demographic terminologies and statistical methods in the field of health sciences. 1 11 Students understand and use medical terminology. 5 12 Students develop the ability of critical thinking, make a conclusion with a critical approach to the evidence 0 13 Students apply analytical procedure to frequently used survival data, multivariate procedure and regression techniques. 0 14 Students follow the latest development in medical informatics and employ frequently used tools and methods. 0 15 Students explain the fundamental terminologies in epidemiology, guide researchers conducting field survey and clinical studies, develop methodologies in determining disease risk factor and disease burden and advise for choosing proper diagnostic test. 0 * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).   Student Workload - ECTS Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour) Course Related Works     Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 3 42     Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 2 28 Assesment Related Works     Homeworks, Projects, Others 1 10 10     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 10 10     Final Exam 1 10 10 Total Workload: 100 Total Workload / 25 (h): 4 ECTS Credit: 4