COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Course Name
Contemporary Issues in Healthcare Institutions
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
HIM 420
Fall/Spring
3
0
3
6
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Elective
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 provide the necessary knowledge to healthcare institutions management about the contemporary issues used in the management in both national and international areas.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Explain the basic concepts used in the management of healthcare institutions
  • Define the strategies used in the management of health institutions,
  • Explain the contemporary issues in healthcare institutions
  • Analyze the use of contemporary issues in healthcare institutions
  • Evaluate the recent topics in management learnt in the course,
Course Description The content of the course will cover the recent and contemporary topics in management of health institutions. The course will include recent topics in healthcare sector such as communication in global environment, managing entrepreneurship in health and others.
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 Introduction The course notes and references provided by the instructor
2 The Concept of Developing Health The course notes and references provided by the instructor
3 The Communication in Health The course notes and references provided by the instructor
4 The Communication in Health-Case Analysis The course notes and references provided by the instructor
5 Managing Health Institutions to Develop Health The course notes and references provided by the instructor
6 Entrepreneurship in Health Institutions The course notes and references provided by the instructor
7 Midterm The course notes and references provided by the instructor
8 Leadership in Health Institutions The course notes and references provided by the instructor
9 Leadership in Health Institutions The course notes and references provided by the instructor
10 Developing Standards in Health Institutions The course notes and references provided by the instructor
11 Problems of Workforce in Health Management The course notes and references provided by the instructor
12 The factors that Affect the motivational and Satisfaction Levels of Health Employees The course notes and references provided by the instructor
13 The factors that Affect the motivational and Satisfaction Levels of Health Employees The course notes and references provided by the instructor
14 Student Presentation The course notes and references provided by the instructor
15 Student Presentation
16 Final
Course Notes/Textbooks
Suggested Readings/Materials

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
5
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
4
10
Presentation / Jury
Project
1
15
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
1
30
Final Exam
1
40
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
7
60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
40
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
2
30
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
4
1
Presentation / Jury
Project
1
20
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
1
15
Final Exams
1
23
    Total
140

 

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.

 X
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.

 X
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