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
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.

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 :	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.

Learning Outcomes

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.

Course Content

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

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

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

Sources

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.

Evaluation System

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

ECTS / Workload Table

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

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.