MATHEMATICS | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
TDS2003 | Public Health | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
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 : | Instructor FIRAT KARA |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Instructor ERDAL ÇALIŞ Instructor SELMA BAZ Instructor FIRAT KARA |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | Archive |
Course Objectives: | The aim of the course is to teach basic information about public health approach and issues. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; 1. Explain the concept of public health and its importance. 2. Define the principles of health management and explain their importance in terms of public health. 3. Discuss the importance of determining priorities in health. 4. Learn to use and evaluate public health view in his / her field of study. 5. Recognize the society, be aware of the changing care needs of the people, identify priority health problems and take measures to reduce health risks. 6. Enable individuals to participate in their own health care by using education and counseling methods, and develops skills for basic behavior that will create a healthy lifestyle and healthy environment. 7. Use all knowledge and experience regarding the health of children, women, adults and the elderly. 8. Can play a leading role in the organization, implementation and evaluation of maternal and child health care services. 9. Understand application systems for school health, occupational health and safety and community mental health services. |
Definition of health, disease concepts, Advances in science and health services, Control of communicable diseases, Maternal health and family planning, Child health, Adolescent and school health, old age problems, Community nutrition, Importance of environmental health in terms of public health, Occupational health, Health management |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Introduction to Public Health | None |
2) | History of Medicine and Primary Health Care | None |
3) | Health Policies in Turkey | None |
4) | Environmental Health I | None |
5) | Environmental Health II | None |
6) | Vectors - Occupational Health and Occupational Diseases | None |
7) | Home Care, Palliative Care | None |
8) | School Health | None |
9) | Nutrition I | None |
10) | Nutrition II | None |
11) | Family planning | None |
12) | İnfectious diseases | None |
13) | Immunization | None |
14) | Harmful Habits and Substance Abuse | None |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Dersin öğretim elemanı tarafından haftalık olarak verilecektir. |
References: | 1.Çağatay, G. ve Akın, L., (2015) Halk Sağlığı Temel Bilgiler Üç Cilt, Hacettepe Üniversites Yayınları 3 cilt 2. Sağlık Hizmetlerinde Okul Sağlığı Kitabı, ed. Hilal Özcebe vd., Ankara, Sağlık Bakanlığı Yayın No: 719, 2008. |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Homework Assignments | 1 | % 20 |
Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
Final | 1 | % 50 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 50 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 50 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 2 | 28 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 4 | 56 |
Homework Assignments | 1 | 12 | 12 |
Midterms | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Total Workload | 99 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | To have a grasp of basic mathematics, applied mathematics and theories and applications in Mathematics | |
2) | To be able to understand and assess mathematical proofs and construct appropriate proofs of their own and also define and analyze problems and to find solutions based on scientific methods, | |
3) | To be able to apply mathematics in real life with interdisciplinary approach and to discover their potentials, | |
4) | To be able to acquire necessary information and to make modeling in any field that mathematics is used and to improve herself/himself, | 4 |
5) | To be able to tell theoretical and technical information easily to both experts in detail and non-experts in basic and comprehensible way, | |
6) | To be familiar with computer programs used in the fields of mathematics and to be able to use at least one of them effectively at the European Computer Driving Licence Advanced Level, | |
7) | To be able to behave in accordance with social, scientific and ethical values in each step of the projects involved and to be able to introduce and apply projects in terms of civic engagement, | |
8) | To be able to evaluate all processes effectively and to have enough awareness about quality management by being conscious and having intellectual background in the universal sense, | 4 |
9) | By having a way of abstract thinking, to be able to connect concrete events and to transfer solutions, to be able to design experiments, collect data, and analyze results by scientific methods and to interfere, | |
10) | To be able to continue lifelong learning by renewing the knowledge, the abilities and the competencies which have been developed during the program, and being conscious about lifelong learning, | |
11) | To be able to adapt and transfer the knowledge gained in the areas of mathematics ; such as algebra, analysis, number theory, mathematical logic, geometry and topology to the level of secondary school, | |
12) | To be able to conduct a research either as an individual or as a team member, and to be effective in each related step of the project, to take role in the decision process, to plan and manage the project by using time effectively. |