| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 5 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Apply the basic tools of economics to different components of the health care system
- Examine Production, Cost and Technology of Health
- Understand the characteristics of health insurance markets
- Explain the relationship between equity in the health
system and health policies
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | ECON205, ECON214 |
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| Course Description | This course aims to teach the concepts and methodologies of health economics, introduce health economics analysis
methods, and develop the skills to analyze and evaluate the Turkish healthcare system. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Overview of Health Economics |
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2nd Week |
Fundamental Concepts in Health Economics |
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3rd Week |
Basic Characteristics of Healthcare Services |
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4th Week |
Supply, Demand, and Price Elasticity in Healthcare Services |
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5th Week |
Financing Models of Healthcare Services |
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6th Week |
International Health Economics and Country Comparisons |
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7th Week |
Midterm Exam |
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8th Week |
Pharmaceutical Economics |
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9th Week |
Economic Evaluation |
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10th Week |
Examination of the Turkish Healthcare System |
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11th Week |
Examination of the Turkish Healthcare System |
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12th Week |
Data Sources in Health Economics and Analysis of Healthcare Expenditures in Turkey |
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13th Week |
Current Issues in Health Economics - Student Presentations |
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14th Week |
Current Issues in Health Economics - Student Presentations |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Folland, Sherman, Allen Charles Goodman, and Miron Stano. The Economics of Health and Health Care: Pearson International Edition. Routledge, 2016. ISBN-13: 978-0-13- 277369-0. ISBN-10: 0-13-277369-4
Bhattacharya, Jay, Timothy Hyde, and Peter Tu. Health economics. Palgrave Macmillan, 2014. ISBN 978?1?137?02996?6 |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
20 |
| Quiz |
1 |
15 |
| Attendance |
1 |
5 |
| Presentation of Article |
1 |
20 |
| Total(%) |
|
60 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
|
60 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
40 |
| Total(%) |
|
100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
1 |
3 |
3 |
| Individual or group work |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
30 |
30 |
| Course hours |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
25 |
25 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Final exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Homework |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total Work Load | 144 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 4.8 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 5 |
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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