GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
BIOSTATISTICS/BİS 202
Course Title: BIOSTATISTICS
Credits 3 ECTS 3
Course Semester 4 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
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 descptive 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
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
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 (meausures of central tendency)
7. Week  MIDTERM EXAM
8. Week   Descriptive statistics (measures of dispersion)
9. Week   Theoretical distributions (normal, binomial and Poisson distributions)
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  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
20
 Assignment
1
20
 Application
1
20
 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
14
2
28
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
14
2
28
 Reading Tasks
7
1
7
 Searching in Internet and Library
7
1
7
 Material Design and Implementation
0
0
0
 Report Preparing
3
2
6
 Preparing a Presentation
1
2
2
 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)
0
0
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
84
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
3.36
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
3
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1To have the necessary theoretical and practical knowledge to fulfill professional roles and functions.X
2To know the theories and models that form the basis of professional practice.X
3To perform nursing practices in accordance with professional principles and standards.
4To meet the health care needs of the individual, family and society with a holistic approach in accordance with the nursing process.X
5Using information and maintenance technologies in professional practice and research.
6Using scientific principles and methods in nursing practice.
7Monitors information in the field and communicates with colleagues using a foreign language.X
8To act in accordance with the relevant laws, regulations, professional ethical principles and values in nursing practices.X
9Taking part in research, projects and activities in cooperation with health team and other disciplines.X
10Taking part in activities that will contribute to professional development and being an example with professional identity.X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Arş. Gör. Dr. Deniz ÖZONUR)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
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 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
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