AMERICAN CULTURE AND LITERATURE
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
HEM3075 Complementary Care Approach Fall 2 0 2 6
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 EVİN KORKMAZ
Course Lecturer(s): Assoc. Prof. İSMAİL TOYĞAR
Instructor EMİNE ÖZDEMİR ASLAN
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: To give students the ability of gaining theoretical knowledge and skill with a general point of view about the complementary and alternative treatment methods that are used commonly on healthy and sick individuals, of evaluating the advantages and disadvantages of these methods, and of exploring how they can be integrated into the care practices.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1 Knows the importance of the complementary and alternative treatment practices within the framework of the holistic approach.
2 Being able to classify the complementary and alternative treatment approaches that are commonly used both in Turkey and in the world.
3 Classifies the cognitive-behavioral therapies, mind-body medicine, biology-based therapies, energy therapies, and manipulative and body-based systems.
4 Describes the mechanism of action of the complementary and alternative treatment approaches in nursing care practices.
5 Knows the advantages and disadvantages of the selected complementary and alternative treatment methods.

Course Content

It includes the complementary and alternative treatment approaches (CAT), its definitions and historical development both in Turkey and in the world, and the CAT approaches in cognitive behavioral therapies (group therapies, individual therapies, hypnosis, dance, relaxation exercises, breathing exercises, meditation, yoga), religious approaches, energy approaches (reiki, biotherapy, reflexology, bioenergy, acupuncture), manipulative approaches (massage, acupressure), alternative medical systems (Chinese medicine, homeopathy, chiropractic and Ayurveda medicine), biological approaches (vitamins, multivitamins, aromatherapy), and in drug-plant interactions, nursing care, research and practices.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction of the Course
2) Overview of Complementary and Alternative Treatment Approaches ib the World and in Turkey, Historical Development
3) Cognitive Behavioral Therapies 1
4) Cognitive Behavioral Therapies 2
5) Energy Approaches 1
6) Energy Approaches 2
7) Manipulative Approaches
8) Alternative Medical Systems 1
9) Alternative Medical Systems 2
10) Biological Approaches 1
11) Biological Approaches 2
12) Drug-Plant Interactions
13) Final Decision, Should the CAT Approaches Be Used?
14) Evaluation of the Course

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Haftalık olarak verilecektir.
Course notes will be given weekly.
References: 1.Topuz, E.(2005) Kanserde alternatif ve tamamlayıcı tıp (bilimsel yaklaşım),İstanbul:İletişim yayınları2-Mıcozzi, M.(2011), Fundamentals of complementary and alternative medicine, United States: Saunders Elsevier

2.Mıcozzi, M.(2011), Fundamentals of complementary and alternative medicine, United Stated: Saunders Elsevier

3-Snyder, L. (Ed.) (2007), Complementary and alternative medicine, ethics, the patients and the phsician, United States:humanapress

4-Araz, A., Harlak, H., & Meşe, G. (2007). Sağlık davranışları ve alternatif tedavi kullanımı. TSK koruyucu hekimlik bülteni, 6(2).

5-Kav, S., Hanoğlu, Z., & Algıer, L. (2008). Türkiyede kanserli hastalarda tamamlayıcı ve alternatif tedavi yöntemlerinin kullanımı: literatür taraması. Uluslararası hematoloji-onkoloji dergisi, 18(1).

6-Neldner, K. H. (2000). Complementary and alternative medicine. Dermatologıc clınıcs, 18(1).

7-Papas, S., & Perlman, A. (2002). Complementary and alternative medicine. Medical clinics of North America, 86(1).

8-Turan, N., Öztürk, A., & Kaya, N. (2010). Hemşirelikte yeni bir sorumluluk alanı: Tamamlayıcı terapi. Maltepe Üniversitesi hemşirelik bilim ve sanat dergisi, 3(1).

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Homework Assignments 1 % 10
Presentation 1 % 10
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
Presentations / Seminar 2 20 40
Homework Assignments 2 20 40
Midterms 1 20 20
Final 1 20 20
Total Workload 148

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) Upon graduation, students will acquire key skills and attributes to conduct research to use research tools, to solve problems, to communicate effectively and to transfer skills to the workplace.
2) Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to discuss key issues in fluent English.
3) Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to compose written documents in English with a mature prose style. 4
4) Upon graduation, students will have gained broad knowledge of the American and English literary canons. 4
5) Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to analyze, synthesize and criticize sophisticated works of American and English literature. 4
6) Upon graduation, students will have achieved in depth the understanding of contemporary American culture. 3
7) Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to draw links among diverse literary texts and documents and establish critical connections and adopt an interdisciplinary attitude. 3
8) Upon graduation, students will be able to develop new projects individually or in teams. 3
9) Upon graduation, students will be able to apply their knowledge into their lives for interdisciplinary problem-solving and solutions. 4