GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Public Health/HLS-1010
Course Title: Public Health
Credits 3 ECTS 9
Course Semester 1 Type of The Course Compulsory
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Definition, development and topics of public health
Health management and its principles
Demographics and demographic structure of Turkey
Child health
Maternal health and family planning
Development steps of the medicine, preventive medicine, social services
Population nutrition
Health education
Environmental health
Occupational health

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Definition, development and topics of public health
2. Week  Health management and its principles
3. Week  Demographics and demographic structure of Turkey
4. Week  Child health
5. Week  Maternal health and family planning
6. Week  Development steps of the medicine
7. Week  Preventive medicine
8. Week  Social services
9. Week  Health education
10. Week  Occupational health
11. Week  Environmental health
12. Week  Population nutrition
13. Week  Communicable diseases
14. Week  Chronic diseases
15. Week  Geriatrics
16. Week  Cancer Prevention
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
20
 Assignment
1
20
 Application
0
0
 Projects
1
20
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
60
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
40
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
3
42
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
 Reading Tasks
0
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
4
56
 Material Design and Implementation
1
3
3
 Report Preparing
8
4
32
 Preparing a Presentation
4
4
16
 Presentation
2
2
4
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
4
4
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
4
4
16
 Other (should be emphasized)
14
3
42
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
215
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
8.6
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
9
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Improve and deepen their knowledge in the field at expert level based on Bachelor’s degree competenciesX
2Understand the interaction between the disciplines related to the fieldX
3Use the theoretical and applied knowledge that he/she acquires in the fieldX
4Improve and apply skills in the fieldX
5Obtain necessary information from the appropriate resources in the fieldX
6Apply specific skills for problem solving in the fieldX
7Prepare reports in specific areas in the fieldX
8Communicate with other professionals within the fieldX
9Improve the skills for necessary applications within the fieldX
10Apply information obtained on specific cases in the fieldX
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (All faculty members working at the Department of Public Health)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (websitem.gazi.edu.tr)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (ozkans@gazi.edu.tr , naksakal@gazi.edu.tr , mnilhan@gazi.edu.tr , asiyeud@gazi.edu.tr)