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SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
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
GEP1011 Health Literacy Fall
Spring
3 0 3 5
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: GE-Elective
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Hybrid
Course Coordinator : Assist. Prof. SELDA POLAT
Course Objectives: The aim of this course is; to teach basic knowledge about Health Literacy (HL) and to gain skills for the use of this knowledge. Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Students who can successfully complete this course;
1-Knows the concepts of health-disease
2-Categorise the concept of health literacy 3-Use the information obtained about health literacy in daily life
4-Knows the concept of health promotion
5-Knows the ways of accessing the right information sources in the field of health

Course Content

This course aims to introduce the basic concepts of health literacy and to develop individuals' ability to understand, evaluate and use health-related information. Themes such as the role of health professionals, health literacy in relation to media, health literacy in the context of women's, children's and elderly health are discussed. In addition, the effects of health literacy on individual and community health are discussed.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Course introduction Course syllabus will be explained in detail
2) Explanation of concepts: Definition of Health Literacy General information and Importance
3) Health Literacy Levels
4) literature review and HL
5) Health Professionals and HL
6) Evaluation of Health Literacy in terms of Health Expenditures and Health Services Utilisation
7) Patient Empowerment and HL
8) MIDTERM
9) Health Literacy in Risky Groups
10) Health Literacy in terms of Women's Health
11) Health Literacy in Children
12) Health Literacy for Active Ageing
13) Media and HL
14) Evaluation of the course

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: 1.Sağlık iletişimi perspektifinde sağlık okuryazarlığı. Figen Sabırcan. [N.p.] : İstanbul. 2021. eBook. Language: Turkish , Veritabanı: eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
2.Health Literacy : New Directions in Research, Theory and Practice. Logan, Robert A.; IOS Press; Siegel, Elliot R. Series: Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, volume 240. Amsterdam : IOS Press. 2017. eBook., Veritabanı: eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
3.Health Literacy : Developments, Issues and Outcomes. Perry, Derek; Moore, Robert. Series: Public Health in the 21st Century. Hauppauge, NY : Nova Science Publishers, Inc. 2013. eBook., Veritabanı: eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
4.Health literacy : breakthroughs in research and practice/ Information Resources Management Association, editor. Pennsylvania : IGI Global, 2017 PDFs (517 pages) : illustrations. Language: English, Veritabanı: Bahçeşehir Üniversitesi Kütüphanesi Katalogu
5.Health Literacy : A Prescription to End Confusion. Institute of Medicine; Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral Health; Committee on Health Literacy; David A. Kindig; Allison M. Panzer; Lynn Nielsen-Bohlman. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press. 2004. eBook., Veritabanı: eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
References: 1.Sağlık iletişimi perspektifinde sağlık okuryazarlığı. Figen Sabırcan. [N.p.] : İstanbul. 2021. eBook. Language: Turkish , Veritabanı: eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
2.Health Literacy : New Directions in Research, Theory and Practice. Logan, Robert A.; IOS Press; Siegel, Elliot R. Series: Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, volume 240. Amsterdam : IOS Press. 2017. eBook., Veritabanı: eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
3.Health Literacy : Developments, Issues and Outcomes. Perry, Derek; Moore, Robert. Series: Public Health in the 21st Century. Hauppauge, NY : Nova Science Publishers, Inc. 2013. eBook., Veritabanı: eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
4.Health literacy : breakthroughs in research and practice/ Information Resources Management Association, editor. Pennsylvania : IGI Global, 2017 PDFs (517 pages) : illustrations. Language: English, Veritabanı: Bahçeşehir Üniversitesi Kütüphanesi Katalogu
5.Health Literacy : A Prescription to End Confusion. Institute of Medicine; Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral Health; Committee on Health Literacy; David A. Kindig; Allison M. Panzer; Lynn Nielsen-Bohlman. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press. 2004. eBook., Veritabanı: eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 14 % 10
Midterms 1 % 40
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 13 3 39
Study Hours Out of Class 13 6 78
Midterms 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
Total Workload 121

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) Be able to specify functional and non-functional attributes of software projects, processes and products.
2) Be able to design software architecture, components, interfaces and subcomponents of a system for complex engineering problems.
3) Be able to develop a complex software system with in terms of code development, verification, testing and debugging.
4) Be able to verify software by testing its program behavior through expected results for a complex engineering problem.
5) Be able to maintain a complex software system due to working environment changes, new user demands and software errors that occur during operation.
6) Be able to monitor and control changes in the complex software system, to integrate the software with other systems, and to plan and manage new releases systematically.
7) Be able to identify, evaluate, measure, manage and apply complex software system life cycle processes in software development by working within and interdisciplinary teams.
8) Be able to use various tools and methods to collect software requirements, design, develop, test and maintain software under realistic constraints and conditions in complex engineering problems.
9) Be able to define basic quality metrics, apply software life cycle processes, measure software quality, identify quality model characteristics, apply standards and be able to use them to analyze, design, develop, verify and test complex software system.
10) Be able to gain technical information about other disciplines such as sustainable development that have common boundaries with software engineering such as mathematics, science, computer engineering, industrial engineering, systems engineering, economics, management and be able to create innovative ideas in entrepreneurship activities. 4
11) Be able to grasp software engineering culture and concept of ethics and have the basic information of applying them in the software engineering and learn and successfully apply necessary technical skills through professional life. 3
12) Be able to write active reports using foreign languages and Turkish, understand written reports, prepare design and production reports, make effective presentations, give clear and understandable instructions.
13) Be able to have knowledge about the effects of engineering applications on health, environment and security in universal and societal dimensions and the problems of engineering in the era and the legal consequences of engineering solutions. 3