MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH (TURKISH)
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
ACL4002 Ethnic Literature Fall 3 0 3 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: English
Type of course: Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Dr. Öğr. Üyesi HATİCE ÖVGÜ TÜZÜN
Course Lecturer(s): Prof. Dr. GÖNÜL BAKAY
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: To introduce the student to the literature of the major ethnic groups in the United States and examine the cultural contexts and literary traditions from which such literature emanates.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Familiarization with a variety of themes and literary styles outside (what used to be) the traditional canon, and an awareness of the multiple facets of US identity.

Course Content

Diverse issues prevalent in multi-etnic America to be debated through the reading of five novels pertaining to Native Americans, African Americans, Latinos, and Asian Americans, as well as of passages from autobiographies of ethnic authors, and from theoretical work by various scholars. Watching parts of Roots to be added if there is time.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) General Introduction Reading
2) Analysis /Discussion of House Made of Dawn Reading
3) House Made of Dawn continued Reading
4) Passages from theoreticians Reading
5) Discussion /Analysis of The Color Purple Reading
6) The Color Purple continued Reading
7) Roots
8) Discussion /Analysis of Bless Me Ultima Reading
9) Bless Me Ultima continued Reading
10) Jasmine Reading
11) Jasmine continued Reading
12) Discussion /Analysis of Joy-Luck Club Reading
13) Joy-Luck Club continued Reading
14) Passages from autobiographies Reading
15) Final Examination
16) Final Examination

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: N. Scott Momaday, House Made of Dawn ( New York: Harper Perennial, 1999).
Alice Walker, The Color Purple (Orlando, FL: Mariner Books, 2006).
Rudolfo Anaya, Bless Me Ultima (New York: Grand Central Publishing, 1994).
Amy Tan, The Joy Luck Club (London: Penguin, 2006).
Bharati Mukherjee, Jasmine (New York: N. Scott Momaday, House Made of Dawn ( New York: Harper Perennial, 1999).
Alice Walker, The Color Purple (Orlando, FL: Mariner Books, 2006).
Rudolfo Anaya, Bless Me Ultima (New York: Grand Central Publishing, 1994).
The tv series Roots

References: Passages from:
Henry Louis Gates Jr., The Signifying Monkey: A Theory of African-American Literary Criticism.
Werner Sollors, Beyond Ethnicity
Gloria Anzaldua, Borderlands/La Frontera
W. E. B. Du Bois, The Souls of Black Folk
Edward Said, Out of Place
Richard Rodriguez, Hunger of Memory
Marie Lauret et al., Beginning Ethnic American Literature

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 16 % 20
Midterms 2 % 40
Final 1 % 40
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 40
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Study Hours Out of Class 12 4 48
Presentations / Seminar 1 4 4
Homework Assignments 5 8 40
Midterms 1 8 8
Final 1 10 10
Total Workload 152

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 have theoretical and practical knowledge required to fulfill professional roles and functions of Management of Health Scşences field. 3
2) To act in accordance with ethical principles and values in management, to learn and implement related regulations and guides. 3
3) To use life-long learning, problem-solving and critical thinking skills. 3
4) To identify the process of management functions (management and organization, public relations, human resources, cost accounting, marketing) in the Management of Health Sciences field. 2
5) To take part in research, projects and activities within sense of social responsibility and interdisciplinary approach. 2
6) To have skills for planning training programs and projects according to health education needs of individual, family and the community. 2
7) To be sensitive to health problems of the community and to be able to offer solutions. 2
8) To be able to use effective communication skills; to take responsibility as a team member in collaboration with other professions. 2
9) To have skills for research, planning and practice about health systems and health information systems field within national and international level. 2
10) To be able to search for literature in health sciences and management and information sources to access to information and use the information effectively. 2
11) To be able to monitor occupational information using at least one foreign language, to collaborate and communicate with colleagues at international level. 2
12) To be a role model with contemporary and professional identity. 2