GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
BASIC BIOSTATISTICS/BDB-1030
Course Title: BASIC BIOSTATISTICS
Credits 2 ECTS 7
Course Semester 2 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
Able to define the basic concepts of Biostatistics
Able to explain types of variables
Able to define data collection and data representation methods
Able to define descriptive statistics
Able to explain theoretical distributions
Able to use statistical software
Able to explain hypothesis testing
Able to make some hypothesis tests
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Science, scientific method, the concepts of statistics and biostatistics, basic concepts of Biostatistics
2. Week  Types of variables
3. Week  Data collection and data representation methods
4. Week  Descriptive statistics (measures of central tendency and dispersion)
5. Week  Theoretical distributions (normal, binomial and Poisson distributions)
6. Week  Statistical software and SPSS
7. Week  Basic concepts of hypothesis testing
8. Week  Hypothesis testing (Student’s T, Mann-Whitney U and Wilcoxon)
9. Week  Hypothesis testing (One way and Kruskal Wallis ANOVA)
10. Week  Hypothesis testing (Two way ANOVA)
11. Week  Hypothesis testing (Repeated measures ANOVA and Fridman test)
12. Week  Hypothesis testing (Chi-square tests)
13. Week  Regression and correlation analysis
14. Week  Regression and correlation analysis
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
20
 Assignment
1
10
 Application
1
20
 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
4
9
36
 Searching in Internet and Library
4
10
40
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
4
8
32
 Preparing a Presentation
1
8
8
 Presentation
1
8
8
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
10
10
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
12
12
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
174
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
6.96
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
7
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Applies the basic knowledge specific to the field acquired at the undergraduate level within the framework of professional and ethical rules at the level of expertise.X
2Follows national and international legislation and standards related to the fieldX
3Makes analysis / synthesis using different research methods specific to the field and develops suitable solutions.X
4Uses tools and equipment related to the field in parallel with technological developments.X
5In their field and interdisciplinary takes interactions responsibility as a team memberX
6Conducts an original research using scientific research methodsX
7Develops new approaches and solutions for individual and social health problems specific to the field.X
8Contributes to the literature by presenting and publishing the output of its academic studies in academic environment.X
9Evaluates the effects of health policies and practices related to the field on individual and community health.X
10Follows the developments in social and cultural fields, besides scientific and technological fields.X
11Follows advanced national and international basic and current information and practices in its field, by following lifelong learning as a principle.X
12Conducts its studies in accordance with the quality management processes.X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (All instructors from Department of Nutrition and Dietetics)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (http://sbf-bdb.gazi.edu.tr/)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (bdb@gazi.edu.tr)