GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
HEALTH POLICIES AND PLANNING/SAKI404
Course Title: HEALTH POLICIES AND PLANNING
Credits 3 ECTS 5
Semester 5 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof. Emine ORHANER
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  w3.gazi.edu.tr/~eorhaner/
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  eorhaner@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Evaluate health policies.
Have knowledge about the factors affecting health policy.
Evaluate and criticize health policies.
Brings a critical perspective to current health policy.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  The importance of health policy for health care managers
2. Week  Politics and health policy
3. Week  Power and policy-making process
4. Week  Health policy agenda: What is it and by whom is the Agenda determined
5. Week  Policy-making process and government
6. Week  Health policy and interest groups
7. Week  Health planning, health policy, planning and implementation process
8. Week  Midterm
9. Week  From recognition to health sector reform
10. Week  Health care financing and health expenditure Turkey: Evaluating in terms of productivity, equality and fairness
11. Week  Health care reimbursement methods
12. Week  The criteria used for the assessment of health care systems
13. Week  Health systems control buttons
14. Week  The importance of health policy and health care managers
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Selin Ertürk ATABEY, Sağlık Sistemleri ve Sağlık Politikaları,2012 Gazi Kitabevi. Ankara
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  Not Applicable
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
15
3
45
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
15
2
30
 Searching in Internet and Library
15
1
15
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
15
15
 Final and Studying for Final
1
20
20
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
125
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
5
 ECTS: 
5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Having the professional expertise and skills on theoretical and practical aspects of organization and management, political science, sociology, law, urbanization and environmental politics.X
2Having qualities for professional competence in order to work in career fields such as district governor, the administrative judge, inspector or assistant specialist in public institutions and organizations, the private sector and civil society organizations.X
3Having knowledge about other disciplines such as economics, management, accounting, international relations and law related to public administration.X
4Having the ability to act in accordance with the social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the fields of public administration and apply the gained knowledge and the skills to social and working life.X
5Having skills about foreign language, information systems and basic computer programs related to the field in academic and working life.
6Learning the basic concepts, historical and current developments in terms of global, national, regional levels and Turkey in particular.X
7Having the ability to access, analyze and interpret the written and visual sources concerning public administration.X
8Having knowledge and information about public administration to be included in teamwork in the national and international projects.
9Having knowledge and skills about understanding and interpreting the events that shape or influence Turkish political, social and economic structure.X
10Analyzing the management structures and the developments in management systems of different countries.X
11Having information about the basic features and development of public and private law and the Turkish judicial system.X
12Having the ability to analyze the political events in the world and in Turkey.X
13Having the ability to learn the basic concepts, scientific methods, research techniques and new approaches in sociology and to interpret the social events in general and Turkey in particular.X