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
ACL4055 Travel Writing Spring 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
Recommended Optional Program Components: none
Course Objectives: Students who take this course will understand and be able to identify the definition, traditional elements and development of travel narratives. By means of close reading of selected travel narratives, they will identify, compare and contrast travel writing traditions in different parts of the world.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Students who complete this course will learn

* to identify the literary, cultural, historical, political impact of travel narratives in different parts of the world.
* the terminology related to travel writiıng theory
• to identify recurrent themes in travel writing such as self-fashioning, the body, Orientalism, imaginative geography and the tourist gaze
• to read critically several travel narratives by writers and explorers from different parts of the world
• to discuss how this genre has evolved through time and place.

Course Content

Examples of travel writing from the
14th-2Oth century

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction to Class -
2) The Art of Travel Reading
3) The Art of Travel Reading
4) The Art of Travel Reading
5) The Oxford Book of Exploration Reading
6) The Oxford Book of Exploration Reading
7) The Oxford Book of Exploration Reading
8) Review -
9) Amongst the Believers Reading
10) Amongst the Believers Reading
11) Amongst the Believers Reading
12) Ghost Train to the Eastern Star Reading
13) Ghost Train to the Eastern Star Reading
14) Ghost Train to the Eastern Star Reading
15) Final -
16) Final -

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: The Art of Travel by Alain de Botton
The Oxford Book of Exploration ed. by Robin Hanbury Tenison
Amongst the Believers by V.S.Naipaul
Ghost Train to the Eastern Star by Paul Theroux
References: none

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 16 % 10
Quizzes 2 % 20
Midterms 1 % 30
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 15 1 15
Quizzes 2 5 10
Midterms 1 10 10
Final 1 20 20
Total Workload 97

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