| MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| HEM3070 | Epidemiology | Fall Spring |
2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester |
| Language of instruction: | Tr |
| Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
| Course Level: | Bachelor |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi EVİN KORKMAZ |
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi AHU KÜRKLÜ |
| Course Objectives: | Determine the distribution of diseases that are required for the planning of health activities in the community and the factors that affecting, teach the characteristics of people, places and time of diseases and to gain skills for reviewing of these factors, make a measurable value of the concept of disease by getting help from different mathematical criteria, determine the health problems that threaten society in realistic and scientific way, improve social preventive health measures and gain skills of implementation during the students' education and professional activities by teaching the basic epidemiological information they will need. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course; 1. Know the concepts related to Epidemiology. 2. Know the phenomena of Epidemiology. 3. Explain the usage areas of epidemiology. 4. Explain the strategies of epidemiology. 5. Explain the research methods of epidemiology. 6. Use the epidemiological principles in determining of the prevalence of health problems that threaten society, cause the most illness and death. 7. Understand the characteristics of people, places and time of diseases. 8. Evaluate the characteristics of people, places and time of diseases and diseases. 9. Calculate the incidence and prevalence in the distribution of diseases. 10. Use the research methods in epidemiology effectively in the scientific and professional activities. 11. Calculate the epidemiological speed and rates in the scientific evaluation and measure of health events. 12. Know the primary, secondary and tertiary preventive measures to prevent from diseases. 13. Understand the causal relationships of the diseases. 14. Know the epidemiological characteristics of infectious diseases. 15. Implement the measures such as filiacion, quarantine, hygiene etc to protect society from infectious diseases. 16. Learn the epidemiological characteristics of chronic diseases and gain social and individual skills preventing their development. 17. Plan the epidemiological researches. 18. Use the epidemiological studies planned effectively in protecting of the community health. |
| The general principles of epidemiology, health issues important to our country in the light of these principles and functions of the nurse in the war with them, epidemiological research methods. |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation | |
| 1) | Epidemiology Definition, historical development, and uses | ||
| 2) | Strategies of epidemiology, classification and general characteristics of epidemiological research | ||
| 3) | Descriptive epidemiology | ||
| 4) | Analytical Research Case-control studies | ||
| 5) | Analytical Research Cross-sectional studies | ||
| 6) | Field scans | ||
| 7) | Analytical Research- Cohort studies | ||
| 8) | Midterm exam | ||
| 9) | Experimental research | ||
| 10) | The epidemiology of infectious diseases | ||
| 11) | The epidemiology of infectious diseases | ||
| 12) | Epidemiological investigation of outbreaks | ||
| 13) | Epidemiological data sources | ||
| 14) | Universe and sampling methods,Epidemiological research planning | ||
| Course Notes: | Ders notları haftalık olarak verilecektir. Course notes will be given weekly. |
| References: | 1. Epidemiyoloji, Kjelstrom; O.J., Nobel Tıp Kitabevi 2. Epidemiyoloji ve Halk Sağlığı, Prof.Dr. ETİZ;S., AÖF Yayını 3. Epidemiyoloji,Prof. Dr. Sabahat Tezcan,Hacettepe Halk Sağlığı Vakfı |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 0 | % 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | % 0 |
| Application | 0 | % 0 |
| Field Work | 0 | % 0 |
| Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | 0 | % 0 |
| Quizzes | 0 | % 0 |
| Homework Assignments | 0 | % 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | % 0 |
| Project | 0 | % 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | % 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 40 |
| Preliminary Jury | 0 | % 0 |
| Final | 1 | % 60 |
| Paper Submission | 0 | % 0 |
| Jury | 0 | % 0 |
| Bütünleme | % 0 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field Work | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Presentations / Seminar | 2 | 20 | 40 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework Assignments | 2 | 20 | 40 |
| Quizzes | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Preliminary Jury | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Paper Submission | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jury | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 148 | ||
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | Utilize the wealth of information stored in computer databases to answer basic biological questions and solve problems such as diagnosis and treatment of diseases. | 3 |
| 2) | Acquire an ability to compile and analyze biological information, clearly present and discuss the conclusions, the inferred knowledge and the arguments behind them both in oral and written format. | 4 |
| 3) | Develop critical, creative and analytical thinking skills. | 5 |
| 4) | Develop effective communication skills and have competence in scientific speaking, reading and writing abilities in English and Turkish. | 3 |
| 5) | Gain knowledge of different techniques and methods used in genetics and acquire the relevant laboratory skills. | 4 |
| 6) | Detect biological problems, learn to make hypothesis and solve the hypothesis by using variety of experimental and observational methods. | 4 |
| 7) | Gain knowledge of methods for collecting quantitative and qualitative data and obtain the related skills. | 3 |
| 8) | Conduct research through paying attention to ethics, human values and rights. Pay special attention to confidentiality of information while working with human subjects. | 5 |
| 9) | Obtain basic concepts used in theory and practices of molecular biology and genetics and establish associations between them. | 4 |
| 10) | Search and use literature to improve himself/herself and follow recent developments in science and technology. | 5 |
| 11) | Be aware of the national and international problems in the field and search for solutions. | 4 |