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COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION
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| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| Course Type | Elective | ||||||||||||||
| Course Level | - | ||||||||||||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | ||||||||||||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | ||||||||||||||
| Course Objectives | |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description |
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| Core Courses | |
| Major Area Courses | X | |
| Supportive Courses | ||
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Basic Concepts of Health Economics and Microeconomic Tools | Health Economics Ch. 1 |
| 2 | Health Production Functions and Medical Care | Health Economics Ch. 2, 3 |
| 3 | Demand for Medical Care | Health Economics Ch. 4 |
| 4 | Empirical Studies of Demand for Medical Care –RAND Study | Health Economics Ch. 5 |
| 5 | Empirical Studies of Demand for Medical Care –Other Studies | Health Economics Ch. 5 |
| 6 | Supply of Medical Care – Physicians: Theory and Practice in Turkey and Selected Countries | Health Economics Ch. 6, 7 |
| 7 | Supply of Medical Care – Hospitals: Theory and Practice in Turkey and Selected Countries | Health Economics Ch. 8, 9 |
| 8 | Midterm | |
| 9 | Health Insurance and Health Care Demand – Adverse Selection and Moral Hazard | Health Economics Ch. 10 |
| 10 | Managed Care and Health Insurance Markets | Health Economics Ch. 11 |
| 11 | Government Provision of Health Insurance, Comparative Analysis of Health Care Systems and Policies in Turkey and Selected Countries, and Global Governance Challenges in Health | Health Economics Ch. 12 |
| 12 | Supply of Medical Care – Pharmaceutical Industry, Introduction to Pharmacoeconomic Analysis | Health Economics Ch. 13 |
| 13 | Project Presentations | |
| 14 | Project Presentations | |
| 15 | Review of the Semester | |
| 16 | Review of the Semester |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Health Economics, Charles E. Phelps, Addison Wesley; 5th edition (2012). Pearson Press |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | The Economics of Health and Health Care, Sherman Folland, Allen Goodman, Miron Stano, Prentice Hall; 6th edition (August 9, 2009) The Handbook of Health Economics, Anthony J. Culyer and Joseph P. Newhouse, eds., Elsevier Science, 2000. |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | ||
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | 2 | 15 |
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 2 | 15 |
| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project | 1 | 40 |
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 2 | 30 |
| Final Exam | ||
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 100 | |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
| Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 1 | |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | 2 | 7 | |
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | 2 | 3 | |
| Presentation / Jury | |||
| Project | 1 | 26 | |
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 2 | 20 | |
| Final Exams | |||
| Total | 150 |
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To have a sound knowledge of the quantitative and qualitative methods that will help to examine the premises of different theories for an applied subject so that a contribution to solving current economic problems can be made. | X | ||||
| 2 | To have the experience of writing, using software, and doing presentations in the newspapers, magazines, meetings, panels, and in equivalent virtual platforms (internet), in order to share their accumulated knowledge and problem solving ability acquired during their education. | X | ||||
| 3 | To be able to participate in academic, professional, regional, and global networks and to utilize these networks efficiently. | X | ||||
| 4 | To have adequate social responsibility and awareness with regards to the needs of the society and to have sufficient experience and qualifications to organize and support the activities to influence the social dynamics in line with the social goals. | |||||
| 5 | To be able to integrate the knowledge and training acquired during the university education with personal and work experience and produce a synthesis of knowledge she requires. | |||||
| 6 | To have the ability to evaluate his/her advance (post graduate) level educational needs and do necessary planning to fulfill those needs through the acquired capability to think analytically and critically. | X | ||||
| 7 | To have sufficient practical and theoretical knowledge base in order to define the economic agents and their interaction both in the national and global level, to process economic data and to implement scientific research for development of economic policies. | X | ||||
| 8 | Keeping in mind that economics is a social science, to have the skills to integrate social dynamics into economic process both as an input and an output and to be open to theoretical innovations in this direction. | X | ||||
| 9 | To associate accumulated knowledge acquired during the university education with historical and cultural qualities of the society and to convey it to different groups. | |||||
| 10 | To be able to follow knowledge and change in economics and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language. | X | ||||
| 11 | To possess social, scientific and ethical values at the data collection, interpretation and dissemination stages of economic analysis. | |||||
| 12 | To have advanced level of speaking and writing skills of a second foreign language to support continuation of post graduate professional and individual development | |||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest