NEW MEDIA
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
SKY3002	Health Promotion	Fall	2	0	2	2

This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction:	Turkish
Type of course:	Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi YONCA SEVİM
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	The objectives of the course are to enable students to identify and evaluate factors affecting health, to understand the importance of health promotion and protection, to learn health strategies required for disease prevention and health promotion of individual, family and the community.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1. Define the concepts of health and disease.
2. Design the theoretic structure of health promotion programs
3. Analyse the factors affecting community health.
3. Define the global strategies for health promotion

Course Content

This course covers subjects related to the concepts of health and disease, protection of health, levels of disease prevention, health education, healthy life behaviors, strategies for health promotion and health promotion programs.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Health and Related Concepts	Courses sheets will be given weekly.
2)	Factors Affecting Health and Risk Factors	Courses sheets will be given weekly.
3)	Different Approaches For Health and Disease	Courses sheets will be given weekly.
4)	Disease Prevention, Chronic Diseases	Courses sheets will be given weekly.
5)	Protection of Health, Health Education	Courses sheets will be given weekly.
6)	Strategies For Health Promotion	Courses sheets will be given weekly.
7)	Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors	Courses sheets will be given weekly.
8)	Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors	Courses sheets will be given weekly.
9)	Midterm Exam
10)	Stress Management	Courses sheets will be given weekly.
11)	Healthy Eating and Physical Activity	Courses sheets will be given weekly.
12)	Healthy Eating and Physical Activity	Courses sheets will be given weekly.
13)	Holistic Health Strategies	Courses sheets will be given weekly.
14)	Health Promotion Programs – Case Studies	Courses sheets will be given weekly.
15)	Health Promotion Programs – Case Studies	Courses sheets will be given weekly.
16)	Final Exam

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Haftalık olarak verilecektir. / Will be given weekly.
References:	1. McKenzie,J. F., Neiger, B. L., Thackeray, R. (2012). Planning, Implementing & Evaluating Health Promotion Programs: A Primer (6th Edition). Benjamin Cummings. 2. Sharma, M., Romas, J. A. (2010). Theoretical Foundations of Health Education and Health Promotion. Jones & Bartlett Learning.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Homework Assignments	1	% 20
Midterms	1	% 20
Final	1	% 60
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 60
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	2	28
Study Hours Out of Class	27	2	54
Homework Assignments	2	8	16
Midterms	1	1	1
Final	1	1	1
Total Workload			100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	To be able to critically interpret and discuss the theories, the concepts, the traditions, and the developments in the history of thought which are fundamental for the field of new media, journalism and communication.
2)	To be able to attain written, oral and visual knowledge about technical equipment and software used in the process of news and the content production in new media, and to be able to acquire effective abilities to use them on a professional level.
3)	To be able to get information about the institutional agents and generally about the sector operating in the field of new media, journalism and communication, and to be able to critically evaluate them.
4)	To be able to comprehend the reactions of the readers, the listeners, the audiences and the users to the changing roles of media environments, and to be able to provide and circulate an original contents for them and to predict future trends.
5)	To be able to apprehend the basic theories, the concepts and the thoughts related to neighbouring fields of new media and journalism in a critical manner.
6)	To be able to grasp global and technological changes in the field of communication, and the relations due to with their effects on the local agents.
7)	To be able to develop skills on gathering necessary data by using scientific methods, analyzing and circulating them in order to produce content.
8)	To be able to develop acquired knowledge, skills and competence upon social aims by being legally and ethically responsible for a lifetime, and to be able to use them in order to provide social benefit.
9)	To be able to operate collaborative projects with national/international colleagues in the field of new media, journalism and communication.
10)	To be able to improve skills on creating works in various formats and which are qualified to be published on the prestigious national and international channels.