School Of Health Scıences
Nursıng And Health Servıces
Course Information
EPIDEMIOLOGY | |||||
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Code | Semester | Theoretical | Practice | National Credit | ECTS Credit |
Hour / Week | |||||
HEM303 | Fall | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Prerequisites and co-requisites | None |
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Language of instruction | Turkish |
Type | Required |
Level of Course | Bachelor's |
Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Servet Özgür |
Mode of Delivery | Face to Face |
Suggested Subject | None |
Professional practise ( internship ) | None |
Objectives of the Course | This course is to acquaint students and familiarize them epidemiology, preventing and control of diseases. |
Contents of the Course | Definition of epidemiology, history, strategies, areas of use DESCRIBING THE EVENTS RELATED TO HEALTH AND ILLNESS HEALTH EVALUATION EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PREVENTION CONCEPT OF CAUSALITY (CAUSE) IN EPIDEMIOLOGY EPIDEMIOLOGICALLY INVESTIGATION OF OUTBREAKS STRUGGLING AGAINST DISEASES |
Learning Outcomes of Course
# | Learning Outcomes |
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1 | Explain the definition of epidemiology |
2 | Describe epidemiological methods |
3 | Explains the benefits of epidemiological methods |
4 | Gains knowledge of determining the distributions of diseases and health related events |
5 | Explains the cause-effect relationship and causality factors in epidemiology |
6 | Gains knowledge on epidemiological investigation of outbreaks. |
Course Syllabus
# | Subjects | Teaching Methods and Technics |
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1 | INTRODUCTION TO EPIDEMIOLOGY: Definition of epidemiology, history, strategies, areas of use -I | Lecture, Discussion |
2 | INTRODUCTION TO EPIDEMIOLOGY: Definition of epidemiology, history, strategies, areas of use -II | Presentation |
3 | DESCRIBING THE EVENTS RELATED TO HEALTH AND ILLNESS | Lecture, Discussion |
4 | HEALTH EVALUATION -MEASUREMENTS USED IN EPIDEMIOLOGY -I | Lecture, Discussion |
5 | HEALTH EVALUATION -MEASUREMENTS USED IN EPIDEMIOLOGY -II | Presentation |
6 | DEMOGRAPHIC STRUCTURE INVESTIGATION OF POPULATION | Lecture, Discussion |
7 | EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PREVENTION | Presentation |
8 | Midterm exam week | |
9 | CONCEPT OF CAUSALITY (CAUSE) IN EPIDEMIOLOGY | Lecture, Discussion, Presentation |
10 | EPIDEMIOLOGICALLY INVESTIGATION OF OUTBREAKS | Presentation, Discussion |
11 | STRUGGLING AGAINST ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS (ARI) | Presentation, Discussion |
12 | STRUGGLING AGAINST DIARRHOEAL DISEASES | Presentation, Discussion |
13 | EPIDEMIOLOGY OF CHRONICAL DISEASES AND STRUGGLING AGAINST CHRONICAL DISEASES -I | Presentation, Discussion |
14 | EPIDEMIOLOGY OF CHRONICAL DISEASES AND STRUGGLING AGAINST CHRONICAL DISEASES -II | Presentation, Discussion |
15 | EPIDEMIOLOGY OF CHRONICAL DISEASES AND STRUGGLING AGAINST CHRONICAL DISEASES -III | Presentation, Discussion |
16 | Final Exam |
Course Syllabus
# | Material / Resources | Information About Resources | Reference / Recommended Resources |
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1 | MacMahon B. and D. Trichopoulos., 1996.Epidemiology: Principles and Methods, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2nd Ed. | ||
2 | Beaglehole R., R. Bonita and T. Kjellström., 2006. Basic Epidemiology, WHO. 2nd Edition. | ||
3 | Özgür S., 2012. Halk Sağlığı Ders Kitabı, basılmamış döküman. | ||
4 | Last, JM., RB Wallace., 1992. Maxcy-Rosenau-Last Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Appleton&Lange. 13th Ed. | ||
5 | Greenberg, RS., SR Daniels, WD Flanders, JW Eley, and JR Boring, 1993. Medical Epidemiology, A Lange Medical Book. 1st Ed. | ||
6 | Tezcan, Sabahat. Epidemiyoloji- Tıbbi Araştırmaların Yöntem Bilimi. Hacettepe Halk Sağlığı Vakfı, Ankara,1992. s: 252 | ||
7 | Arı, A., 1982 Enfeksiyon Hastalıkları Epidemiyolojisi, Hacettepe Üniversitesi Toplum Hekimliği Bölümü, Yayın No: 19 | ||
8 | Tuncer, A., 1982. Toplum Sağlığında İnfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Korunma, Hacettepe Üniversitesi Yayınları, A-43. | ||
9 | Güler Ç., Akın, L., 2006. Halk Sağlığı Temel Bilgiler, Hacettepe Halk Sağlığı Vakfı. | ||
10 | Özgür, S. Sağlık Alanında Araştırma Yöntemleri. Güneş Tıp Kitabevleri, Ankara, İstanbul, 2009. ISBN: 978-975-227-229-8. s.151 | ||
11 | Barker, D.J.P. Pratik Epidemiyoloji. Çev.: Münevver Bertan ve Sabahat Tezcan, 2. Baskı, Hacettepe Üniversitesi-Dünya Sağlık Örgütü Hizmet Araştırma ve Araştırıcı Yetiştirme Merkezi Yayını, No: 1, Ankara, 1979. |
Method of Assessment
# | Weight | Work Type | Work Title |
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1 | 40% | Mid-Term Exam | Mid-Term Exam |
2 | 60% | Final Exam | Final Exam |
Relationship between Learning Outcomes of Course and Program Outcomes
# | Learning Outcomes | Program Outcomes | Method of Assessment |
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1 | Explain the definition of epidemiology | 4͵5͵6͵7͵8͵9͵13͵14 | 1͵2 |
2 | Describe epidemiological methods | 4͵6͵7͵8͵9͵10͵12͵14͵15 | 1͵2 |
3 | Explains the benefits of epidemiological methods | 4͵5͵6͵7͵8͵9͵12͵13͵14͵15 | 1͵2 |
4 | Gains knowledge of determining the distributions of diseases and health related events | 4͵5͵6͵7͵8͵9͵12͵13͵14͵15 | 1͵2 |
5 | Explains the cause-effect relationship and causality factors in epidemiology | 4͵5͵6͵7͵8͵9͵12͵13͵14͵15 | 1͵2 |
6 | Gains knowledge on epidemiological investigation of outbreaks. | 4͵5͵6͵7͵8͵9͵12͵13͵14͵15 | 1͵2 |
Work Load Details
# | Type of Work | Quantity | Time (Hour) | Work Load |
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1 | Course Duration | 14 | 2 | 28 |
2 | Course Duration Except Class (Preliminary Study, Enhancement) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
3 | Presentation and Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Web Research, Library and Archival Work | 3 | 5 | 15 |
5 | Document/Information Listing | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | Workshop | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | Preparation for Midterm Exam | 3 | 6 | 18 |
8 | Midterm Exam | 1 | 2 | 2 |
9 | Homework | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Midterm Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | Midterm Exercise | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | Final Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | Final Exercise | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | Preparation for Final Exam | 2 | 6 | 12 |
16 | Final Exam | 1 | 2 | 2 |
119 |