GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
EPIDEMIOLOGY FOR NURSES/HEM 309
Course Title: EPIDEMIOLOGY FOR NURSES
Credits 2 ECTS 3
Course Semester 5 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Know agent, environment and host concepts
Can explain health and diseases distribution by knowledge on epidemiolojical triangle concept.
Know risk concept. Can define risk groups in the community.
know caracteristics and aims of the epidemiological studies
Approve importance use of epidemiological methods in nursing care for client or community
Expresses the importance of observations and clinical records for epidemiological studies
Can develop hypothesis about the causes of diseases
Willing to participate in some eepidemological studies and use the results of scientific studies
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Consepts and historical development of epidemiology
2. Week  Epidemiological process and nursing process
3. Week  What are the epidemiological data used for?
4. Week  Association and causation in epidemiology
5. Week  Ssources of epidemiological data
6. Week  Methods of epidemiologic studies
7. Week  Epidemiological indicators
8. Week  Midterm exam
9. Week  Descriptive epidemiology
10. Week  Cross sectional and case control studies
11. Week  Cohort studies
12. Week  Experimental studies
13. Week  Communicable diseases epidemiology and surveillance
14. Week  Non-ommunicable diseases epidemiology and surveillance
15. Week  Palnning of epidemiological studies
16. Week  Final exam
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
30
 Assignment
2
20
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
50
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
50
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
2
28
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
 Reading Tasks
6
2
12
 Searching in Internet and Library
6
2
12
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
6
2
12
 Preparing a Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
4
4
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
6
6
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
74
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
2.96
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
3
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1To have the necessary theoretical and practical knowledge to fulfill professional roles and functions.X
2To know the theories and models that form the basis of professional practice.X
3To perform nursing practices in accordance with professional principles and standards.X
4To meet the health care needs of the individual, family and society with a holistic approach in accordance with the nursing process.X
5Using information and maintenance technologies in professional practice and research.X
6Using scientific principles and methods in nursing practice.X
7Monitors information in the field and communicates with colleagues using a foreign language.X
8To act in accordance with the relevant laws, regulations, professional ethical principles and values in nursing practices.X
9Taking part in research, projects and activities in cooperation with health team and other disciplines.X
10Taking part in activities that will contribute to professional development and being an example with professional identity.X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof. Sultan AYAZ ALKAYA , Prof. Naile BİLGİLİ , Assc. Prof. Yeter KİTİŞ)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   ( www.gazi.edu.tr/nbilgili , www.gazi.edu.tr/sultan , www.gazi.edu.tr/yeterkitis)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   ( sultan@gazi.edu.tr , nbilgili@gazi.edu.tr , yeterkitis@gazi.edu.tr)