| 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;
- Learn the asic definitions and theories of health policy
- Learn the health policies in the world
- Learn the health policies in Turkey
- Learn the basic concepts and principles with planning of health services
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | There is no recommended optional programme component for this course. |
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| Course Description | After reviewing basic concepts of health politics and insurance, actual applications and cases about health politics and insurance are covered. The objective of this course is to familiarize students with basic concepts and principles of health politics and insurance. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Health policy |
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2nd Week |
Factors affecting health policies |
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3rd Week |
Health policy making process |
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4th Week |
Political parties and health policies |
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5th Week |
Implementation of health policies |
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6th Week |
Health reforms and affecting factors |
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7th Week |
Examination of international reports on health reforms |
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8th Week |
Midterm exam |
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9th Week |
Important health reform in the world and Turkey |
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10th Week |
Prioritization in health |
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11th Week |
Social determinants of health |
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12th Week |
Basic principles and techniques of health care planning |
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13th Week |
Basic principles and techniques of health care planning |
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14th Week |
Planning in the health sector |
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15th Week |
Planning of health programs |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Buse, K., Mays, N. and Walt, G. (2005). Making health policy. Open University Press, USA |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Assignment |
1 |
50 |
| Project |
1 |
15 |
| Total(%) |
|
65 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
|
65 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
35 |
| Total(%) |
|
100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Individual or group work |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
15 |
15 |
| Course hours |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Final exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Homework |
1 |
20 |
20 |
| Project |
1 |
10 |
10 |
| Article |
4 |
4 |
16 |
| Total Work Load | 146 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 4.86 |
| 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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