POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
BME3005 | Biostatistics | Spring Fall |
2 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
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Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi BURCU TUNÇ ÇAMLIBEL |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi BURCU TUNÇ ÇAMLIBEL |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | - The course provides an introduction to selected important topics in biostatistical concepts and reasoning. This course represents an introduction to the field and provides a survey of data and data types. Specific topics include tools for describing central tendency and variability in data; methods for performing inference on population means and proportions via sample data; statistical hypothesis testing and its application to group comparisons; issues of power and sample size in study designs; and random sample and other study types; regression analysis, confidence intervals, correlations |
The students who have succeeded in this course; - The students who have succeeded in this course; I. Interpret statistical results correctly, effectively, and in context. II. Select an appropriate test for comparing two or more populations, and interpret and explain a p-value III. Understand the concept of the power of data. IV. Calculate and interpret confidence intervals for population means and proportions V. Understand regression analysis and correlation of variables. |
Design of Experiments, Statistical programming: , Exploratory Data Analysis and Descriptive Statistics, Probability Theory, Sampling Distributions and the Central Limit Theorem, Estimation, Statistical Inference, Contingency tables, Nonparametric Tests, Power and sample size, ANOVA, Correlation and Regression, Logistic regression, Survival Analysis, applications on biological datasets. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Introduction to biostatistics | |
2) | Descriptive Statistics | |
3) | Probability Theory | |
4) | Sampling Distributions and the Central Limit Theorem | |
5) | ANOVA | |
6) | The Special Case of Two Groups: the t test | |
7) | Contingency tables, Chi Square Test, z-test | |
8) | Fisher Exact Test, Relative Risk, Odds Ratio | |
9) | Power and Sample size | |
10) | Paired t-test, Repeated Measures of Analysis of Variance, McNemar's Test | |
11) | Nonparametric Tests: Mann-Whitney Rank-Sum Test, Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test | |
12) | Nonparametric Tests: Kruskal-Wallis Test, Friedman Test | |
13) | Confidence Intervals | |
14) | Correlation and Regression |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Primer of Biostatistics, Stanton A. Glantz, McGraw-Hill, 7th Edition Fundamental of Biostatistics, Bernard Rosner, Cengage Learning, 8th Edition |
References: |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Quizzes | 5 | % 30 |
Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 7 | 98 |
Quizzes | 5 | 1 | 5 |
Midterms | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Final | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Total Workload | 151 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Grasp basic theoretical and conceptual knowledge about the field and relations between them at the level of practice. | |
2) | Possess basic knowledge about the causes and effects of political transformations in societies. | |
3) | Possess knowledge about quantitative, qualitative and mixed research methods in social and behavioral sciences. | |
4) | Recognize historical patterns while evaluating contemporary political and social developments. | |
5) | Demonstrate interdisciplinary and critical approach while analyzing, synthesizing and forecasting domestic and foreign policy. | |
6) | Conduct studies in the field professionally, both independently or as a team member. | |
7) | Possess consciousness about lifelong learning based on Research & Development. | |
8) | Communicate with peers both orally and in writing, by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio B1 General Level and the necessary informatics and communication technologies. | |
9) | Apply field-related knowledge and competences into career advancement, projects for sustainable development goals, and social responsibility initiatives. | |
10) | Possess the habit to monitor domestic and foreign policy agenda as well as international developments. | |
11) | Possess competence to interpret the new political actors, theories and concepts in a global era. | |
12) | Evaluate the legal and ethical implications of advanced technologies on politics. |