| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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Introduction to Demography |
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| Course Code |
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BİS524 |
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| Course Type |
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Optional |
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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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Spring (16 Weeks) |
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| ECTS |
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4 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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Prof.Dr. ZELİHA NAZAN ALPARSLAN
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course |
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Knows how to calculate population size
Sketches population pyramids according to population structure
Calculates the statistics related to birth and death
Knows the indicators of health level
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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 learn the main topics in demography and to be able to evaluate health service and its quality in micro and macro terms |
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| Course Contents |
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Demography, population, natality, death, diseaese statistics. |
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| Language of Instruction |
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Turkish |
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| Work Place |
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Class |
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| Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes |
| # | Key Learning Outcome | Contribution* |
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1 |
Students design scientific research studies in order to give response to the problem arising from health and clinical sciences |
0 |
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2 |
Students provide consulting services by using effective communication skills; take part in research teamworks; defend the ethical rules. |
0 |
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3 |
Students collect data from research studies, analyze, and make inferences |
0 |
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4 |
Students design health survey, determine the sampling method and conduct the survey |
0 |
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5 |
Students knows the system of international classification of diseases, obtain and analyze hospital statistics. |
3 |
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6 |
Students select the appropriate statistical procedure for analysis , apply and make inferences. |
0 |
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7 |
Students use the necessary statistical packages for analysis, if necessary write and develop software. |
0 |
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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 |
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9 |
Students comprehends the fundamentals of statistical theory related to the field of health ( probability and bayesian biostatistics). |
0 |
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10 |
Students explain demographic terminologies and statistical methods in the field of health sciences. |
5 |
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11 |
Students understand and use medical terminology. |
3 |
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12 |
Students develop the ability of critical thinking, make a conclusion with a critical approach to the evidence |
0 |
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13 |
Students apply analytical procedure to frequently used survival data, multivariate procedure and regression techniques. |
0 |
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14 |
Students follow the latest development in medical informatics and employ frequently used tools and methods. |
0 |
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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). |
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