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  Course Description
Course Name : Operations Management in Health Systems

Course Code : EM-566

Course Type : Optional

Level of Course : First Cycle

Year of Study : 1

Course Semester : Spring (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 6

Name of Lecturer(s) : Asst.Prof.Dr. SEYFETTİN NOYAN OĞULATA

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Uses digital data in Health businesses , learns how the data is used, identifies optima based on data, makes use of similar situations in different health institutions, create suitable solutions in different conditions
Becomes able to work in interdisciplinary teams and gains case-solving skills
Becomes able to develop management skills and organization skills

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : It is aimed to tackle the problems in health systems through establishing models using numerical data.

Course Contents : Health systems at national, regional and organizational problems of managerial decision making methods and applications of operations research and medical diagnosis and treatment

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : classroom


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Structure and characteristics of health care systems Lecture notes and resources Lecture notes and slides
2 Methods of decision-making in health systems Lecture notes and resources Lecture notes and slides
3 Methods of decision-making in health systems Lecture notes and resources Lecture notes and slides
4 National challenges in health systems Lecture notes and resources Lecture notes and slides
5 Regional issues in health systems Lecture notes and resources Lecture notes and slides
6 Organizational issues in health systems Lecture notes and resources Lecture notes and slides
7 Methods of medical diagnosis and decision-making practices in health systems Lecture notes and resources Lecture notes and slides
8 midterm exam
9 Quality management in health care systems Lecture notes and resources Lecture notes and slides
10 Health systems performance management Lecture notes and resources Lecture notes and slides
11 health systems of risk management Lecture notes and resources Lecture notes and slides
12 health emergency management systems Lecture notes and resources Lecture notes and slides
13 marketing management in health care systems Lecture notes and resources Lecture notes and slides
14 logistics management of health care systems Lecture notes and resources Lecture notes and slides


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Ünver Çınar, Operations Research and Health Care ODTÜ,1982 Margaret L.Brandeau, Francois Sainfort, William P. Pierskalla, Operations Research and Health Care
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 50
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 1 50
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 Understand, interpret and apply knowledge in his/her field domain both in-depth and in-breadth by doing scientific research in industrial engineering. 4
2 Acquire comprehensive knowledge about methods and tools of industrial engineering and their limitations. 4
3 Work in multi-disciplinary teams and take a leading role and responsibility. 4
4 Identify, gather and use necessary information and data. 5
5 Complete and apply the knowledge by using scarce and limited resources in a scientific way and integrate the knowledge into various disciplines. 0
6 Keep up with the recent changes and applications in the field of Industrial Engineering and analyze these innovations when necessary. 5
7 Work in multi-disciplinary teams, take a leading role and responsibility and develop solutions for complex problems. 5
8 Analyze Industrial Engineering problems, develop innovative methods to solve the problems. 5
9 Have the ability to propose new and/or original ideas and methods in developing innovative solutions for designing systems, components or processes. 5
10 Design and perform analytical modeling and experimental research and analyze/solve complex matters emerged in this process. 5
11 Follow, study and learn new and developing applications of industrial engineering. 5
12 Use a foreign language in verbal and written communication at least B2 level of European Language Portfolio. 4
13 Present his/her research findings systematically and clearly in oral and written forms in national and international platforms. 4
14 Understand social and environmental implications of engineering practice. 5
15 Consider social, scientific and ethical values in the process of data collection, interpretation and announcement of the findings. 5
* 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) 13 3 39
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 13 3 39
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 1 72 72
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 2 2
    Final Exam 1 2 2
Total Workload: 154
Total Workload / 25 (h): 6.16
ECTS Credit: 6