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| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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Basics of Public Health |
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| Course Code |
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HAS501 |
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| Course Type |
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Compulsory |
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| Level of Course |
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Second Cycle |
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| Year of Study |
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1 |
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| Course Semester |
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Fall (16 Weeks) |
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| ECTS |
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5 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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Prof.Dr. NECDET AYTAÇ
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course |
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Defines disease, health, culture and public health
Evaluates the individual and the society with its environment
Lists the areas of interest of public health as science
Classifies health services
Defines contemporary medical vision and lists its properties
Describes health problems of Turkey and defines their solutions
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| Mode of Delivery |
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Face-to-Face |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites |
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None |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
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None |
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| Aim(s) of Course |
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To make the participants gain the knowledge about subjects of diseases, health, culture and public health, and contemporary medical vision and its properties. |
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| Course Contents |
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Disease and health, culture and health, importance of health, concept of disease and culture, causes of disease, health services, sub-branches of public health as science, principles of preventive medical science |
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| Language of Instruction |
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Turkish |
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| Work Place |
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Classroom |
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Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities |
| Week | Subject | Student's Preliminary Work | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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1 |
The definition of public health |
literature review |
interactive |
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2 |
Sickness and Health |
literature review |
interactive |
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3 |
Culture and Health |
literature review |
interactive |
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4 |
Importance of health |
literature review |
interactive |
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5 |
Disease Concept and Culture |
literature exam |
interactive |
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6 |
reasons of diseases |
literature review |
interactive |
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7 |
midterm exam |
midterm exam |
midterm exam |
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8 |
health Services |
literature review |
interactive |
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9 |
Science Departments of Public Health |
literature review |
interactive |
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10 |
Principles of Preventive Medical Science |
literature review |
interactive |
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11 |
Three Basic Rules of Social Practition |
literature review |
interactive |
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12 |
Human Ecology |
literatUre review |
interactive |
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13 |
Contemporary Views in Medical Science |
literature review |
interactive |
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14 |
Recent Public Health Approach |
literature review |
interactive |
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15 |
Health Problems in Turkey |
literature review |
interactive |
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16/17 |
Health Problems in Turkey |
literature review |
interactive |
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Required Course Resources |
| Resource Type | Resource Name |
| Recommended Course Material(s) |
 Halk Sağlığı-Temel Bilgiler. Genişletilmiş 2.Baskı, (Eds.Güler Ç, Akın L). Hacettepe Üniversitesi Yayınları, Ankara, 2006.
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| Required Course Material(s) |
Internet resources
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Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria |
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Semester/Year Assessments |
Number |
Contribution Percentage |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
70 |
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Homeworks/Projects/Others |
4 |
30 |
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Total |
100 |
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Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success |
40 |
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Final Assessments
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100 |
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Rate of Final Assessments to Success
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60 |
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Total |
100 |
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| Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes |
| # | Key Learning Outcome | Contribution* |
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1 |
Plan and apply research(medical,clinical,service research), analyse,evaluate,form and present reports and articles |
4 |
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Measure and evaluate health level of the community, collect and evaluate health statistics, perform surveillance |
4 |
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Manage resources such as health, manpower and finance |
3 |
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Explain the importance of epidemics management |
5 |
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5 |
Execute infectious diseases management |
1 |
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Organise and perform primary, secondary and tertiary preventive health services |
5 |
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Evaluate and manage child health programs |
2 |
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8 |
Execute chronic diseases management |
1 |
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Execute women/reproductive health services |
1 |
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10 |
Execute environmental health management |
2 |
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11 |
Execute occupational health management |
1 |
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12 |
Execute nutritional health management |
2 |
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13 |
Plan and perform scientific researches |
0 |
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14 |
Perform field researches |
0 |
| * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum). |
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| Student Workload - ECTS |
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Related Works |
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Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) |
14 |
3 |
42 |
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Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) |
14 |
2 |
28 |
| Assesment Related Works |
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Homeworks, Projects, Others |
4 |
5 |
20 |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
10 |
10 |
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Final Exam |
1 |
20 |
20 |
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Total Workload: | 120 |
| Total Workload / 25 (h): | 4.8 |
| ECTS Credit: | 5 |
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