Information Package / Course Catalogue
Communication in Health Care
Course Code: ACİL252
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

This course will teach the students verbal, nonverbal, written, formal, informal, intraorganizational and external organizational communication.

Course Content

To form personal communication, to form organizational communication

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Recai ACİ
Learning Outcomes
1.Uses effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills in healthcare services.
2.Establishes professional communication with patients, patients’ relatives, and the healthcare team.
3.Acts in accordance with ethical principles, patient safety, and professional responsibility during the communication process.
4.Effectively uses current communication technologies and information systems utilized in healthcare services.
5.Analyzes communication-based problems encountered in professional practice and develops appropriate solution strategies.
6.Continuously improves communication skills within the scope of lifelong learning and professional development.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Healthy Communication in Healthcare Services, Yüksel Demirel, 2016.
2.Communication in Healthcare Services, Davut Karagöz, Dynamic Academy Publishing & Distribution, 2013.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The basic concepts of communication
Week 2 - Theoretical
Communication levels and types
Week 3 - Theoretical
Models of Communication
Week 4 - Theoretical
Establish verbal communication
Week 5 - Theoretical
Establish written communication
Week 6 - Theoretical
Establish non-verbal communication
Week 7 - Theoretical
To communicate informally
Week 8 - Theoretical
To communicate informally - Mid-Term Examination
Week 9 - Theoretical
Communication and Perception
Week 10 - Theoretical
Communication Technologies
Week 11 - Theoretical
Means of mass communication
Week 12 - Theoretical
Communication and community
Week 13 - Theoretical
Communication with patients
Week 14 - Theoretical
Communication with patients
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142370
Assignment87056
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)148
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
PÇ-13
PÇ-14
OÇ-1
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
OÇ-2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
3
4
2
3
2
2
OÇ-3
3
5
3
2
3
4
3
2
5
4
2
2
3
3
OÇ-4
4
2
2
2
3
3
2
5
3
OÇ-5
2
2
4
5
3
3
3
3
2
5
2
2
2
2
OÇ-6
3
3
3
2
5
3
4
3
2
2
3
4
3
2
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026