GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
BIOSTATISTICS/BİS 401
Course Title: BIOSTATISTICS
Credits 2 ECTS 2
Semester 7 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Asist.Prof.Dr. Bülent ÇELİK
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://sbf-bdb.gazi.edu.tr/
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  bucelik@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
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 define sampling methods
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
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Science, scientific method, the concepts of statistics and biostatistics
2. Week  Basic concepts of Biostatistics
3. Week  Types of variables
4. Week  Data collection methods
5. Week  Data representation methods
6. Week  Descriptive statistics (measures of central tendency)
7. Week  Descriptive statistics (measures of dispersion)
8. Week  Theoretical distributions (normal, binomial and Poisson distributions)
9. Week  Midterm exam
10. Week  Sampling methods
11. Week  Statistical software and SPSS
12. Week  Basic concepts of hypothesis testing
13. Week  Hypothesis testing (Student’s T, Mann-Whitney U and Wilcoxon)
14. Week  Hypothesis testing (One way ANOVA)
15. Week  Hypothesis testing (Chi-square)
16. Week  Final exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Zar, J.H. (1998). Biostatistical analysis. Prentice Hall, London. 4th ed. Chernick, M.L. and Friis, R.H. (2003). Introductory Biostatistics fort he
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  -
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
20
 Assignment
1
10
 Exercises
1
20
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
50
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
50
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
2
28
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
0
0
 Reading
2
2
4
 Searching in Internet and Library
1
2
2
 Designing and Applying Materials
2
4
8
 Preparing Reports
0
0
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
0
0
 Presentation
0
0
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
5
5
 Final and Studying for Final
1
6
6
 Other
0
0
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
53
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
2.12
 ECTS: 
2
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1The student acquire the necessary basic and social science related information as a dietician and use them in her lifetime.X
2The student take the principles of protection and improvement of human and public health as his basis during the professional life.X
3The student use the obtained information to improve the health level and quality of life of the public.X
4The student follow the improvements in the fields of nutrition and dietetic.X
5The student obtain the necessary information and skills in informatics and communication technologies to follow the contemporary technologic developments and to improve himself/herself in this field.X
6The student apply the obtained information and skills in real life and to have lifelong learning behaviour.X
7The student have professional ethics awareness.X
8The student understand the basic values and culture of the society she is living in and to gain the skill to transform him/herself in a positive way.X
9The student apply the scientific methods and techniques as a process.X
10The student obtain skills for designing and applying experiments or projects and to analyse and interpret their results.X
11The student plan the working procedures in the professional application area, to be member of a team, participate in common works and studies and to lead them.X
12The student have the notions regarding anatomy, physiology, operation and sustainability of the biological systems which constitute the basics of the human health.X