COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION


Course Name
Healthcare Politics and Planning
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
HIM 402
Spring
3
0
3
6
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Required
Course Level
-
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives The aim of the course is to analyze the health politics, planning techniques and the factors that affect health politics. Addition to this the course will cover the contemporary issues in Turkish Health Systems
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Able to define the concept of health politics
  • Able to analyze the factors that affect health politics and follow the recent developments in health sector
  • Able to analyze and conclude on health politics
Course Description The content of the course will include the definition of health politics, ,ts factors and determinants in Turkey.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

 



Course Category

Core Courses
X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Health Politics and Planning Instructor's Notes and Power Points
2 Factors that affect Health Politics Instructor's Notes and Power Points
3 The Determinents of Health Politics Instructor's Notes and Power Points
4 The Application Process of Health Politics Instructor's Notes and Power Points
5 The Evaluation of Health Politics Instructor's Notes and Power Points
6 Midterm
7 The Role of Government in Health Politics Instructor's Notes and Power Points
8 Globalization and Health Systems Instructor's Notes and Power Points
9 Turkish Health Systems Instructor's Notes and Power Points
10 Turkish Health Systems and Reforms Instructor's Notes and Power Points
11 Planning Methods and Processes Instructor's Notes and Power Points
12 Capacity Planning in Health Systems Instructor's Notes and Power Points
13 Strategic Planning in Minister y of Science Instructor's Notes and Power Points
14 Student Presentation
15 Students Presentation
16 Review of the Semester  
Course Notes/Textbooks
Suggested Readings/Materials

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
20
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
5
25
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
1
25
Final Exam
1
30
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
6
70
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
30
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
15
3
45
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
5
5
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
1
15
Final Exams
1
17
    Total
150

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able to acquire and use theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of health management.

X
2

To be able to create and use new information by integrating information in the field of health management with information from different disciplines

X
3

To be able to solve the problems that require expertise by using scientific research methods.

4

To be able to solve a problem in the field of health management by using appropriate problem solving techniques.

X
5

To be able to transfer the current developments in the field of health management with the data and to transfer them systematically to the groups in and out of the field in written, oral and visual form.

X
6

To be able to critically examine the norms governing corporate culture and organizational communication, to develop them and to take action to change them when necessary.

X
7

To be able to develop implementation plans in health management field and to evaluate the results within the framework of health services management quality processes.

8

To be able to act by considering social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the stages of data collection, interpretation and announcement while managing health institutions.

X
9

To be able to take responsibility as an individual and a team member in the problems encountered in the related field applications while managing health institutions.

X
10

To be able to plan and manage the activities of the employees whose under their responsibility while managing health institutions.

X
11

To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise.

X
12

To be able to collect data in the areas of “Health Management” and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language.

X
13

To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently.

X

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest