GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES/HLS-1060
Course Title: COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
Credits 2 ECTS 9
Course Semester 1 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
To know infectious diseases and their control
know epidemic investigation
know the surveillance system
identify immunization, count vaccines
To understand the effects of infectious diseases on public health
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Epidemiology of infectious diseases
2. Week  Basic Principles of Prevention and Control in Infectious Diseases
3. Week  Infection
4. Week  Airborne diseases and their control
5. Week  Water and foodborne diseases and control
6. Week  Sexually transmitted diseases and control
7. Week  Zoonoses and control
8. Week  Diseases transmitted by vectors and control of parasitic infections
9. Week  Blood and blood products transmitted diseases and control
10. Week  Emerging and re emerging diseases
11. Week  Outbreak investigation
12. Week  Surveillance and reporting in communicable diseases
13. Week  Vaccine preventable diseases
14. Week  25/5000 Vaccines and vaccine contents
15. Week  International and National Immunization Programs, new vaccines and the addition of new vaccines to the national program
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
0
0
 Assignment
3
20
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 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
15
2
30
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
 Reading Tasks
15
4
60
 Searching in Internet and Library
15
4
60
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
0
 Preparing a Presentation
8
4
32
 Presentation
8
2
16
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
6
6
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
12
12
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
216
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
8.64
 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)
   (www.gazi.edu.tr)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (ozkans @gazi.edu.tr , naksakal@gazi.edu.tr , mnilhan@gazi.edu.tr , asiyeud@gazi.edu.tr)