GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Basic Epidemiology/HLS-2010
Course Title: Basic Epidemiology
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
To describe the usage areas of the epidemiological researches
to describe the basic epidemiologic measures
to choose the convenient epidemiologic method for scientefic studies
to design an original epidemiological study
Caring about ethical issues in studies
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 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Usage of epidemiological methods
2. Week  to plan the scientefic studies, to determine the methods
3. Week  Scientific studies report and presentation
4. Week  Ethical issues in scientific studies
5. Week  rate, ratio, proportion, prevalence, incidence concepts
6. Week  epidemiological measures
7. Week  Strategy of epidemiology
8. Week  Strategy of epidemiology
9. Week  Descriptive studies
10. Week  Cross-sectional studies
11. Week  Case-Control studies
12. Week  Interventional Studies
13. Week  Cohort studies
14. Week  Cohort studies
15. Week   epidemiological studies examples
16. Week  Data sources in epidemiology
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
0
50
 Assignment
1
30
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
2
20
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
40
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
3
42
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
14
0
0
 Reading Tasks
14
3
42
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
2
28
 Material Design and Implementation
8
4
32
 Report Preparing
0
0
0
 Preparing a Presentation
14
2
28
 Presentation
0
0
0
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
3
3
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
3
3
 Other (should be emphasized)
14
3
42
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
220
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
8.8
 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)
   (Dr.Asiye UĞRAŞ DİKMEN)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   ( websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/a u dikmen)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (asiyeud@gazi.edu.tr , asiyeud@gmail.com)