Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Course Code | : BYL421 |
| Course Type | : Area Elective |
| Couse Group | : First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
| Education Language | : Turkish |
| Work Placement | : N/A |
| Theory | : 2 |
| Prt. | : 0 |
| Credit | : 2 |
| Lab | : 0 |
| ECTS | : 3 |
The aim of the course is to give information about definition of epidemiology, history and basic concepts; recent developments; public health and its relationship with the environment; microbial diseases, frequency of disease and resistance mechanism; health policies and planning, used methods
Definition and importance of epidemiology; epidemics and their occurrence frequency from past to present; challange methods against epidemic diseases; health policies
| Prof. Esin POYRAZOĞLU |
| 1. | Learning the definition, history and basic concepts of the science of epidemiology |
| 2. | Learning the formation and transmission of diseases |
| 3. | Understanding the monitoring and measurement of disease |
| 4. | Understanding the use of epidemiology in determining the causes of disease |
| 5. | Understanding the impact of genetic and environmental factors on the causes of disease |
| 6. | Understanding the relationship between epidemiology and public health |
| 7. | Understanding the importance of epidemiology in our country |
| 8. | Understanding the importance of epidemiology in the world |
| 1. | Robert H. Friis, ?Thomas Sellers – “ Epidemiology for Public Health Practice” 5th Edition, 2013. |
| 2. | Moyses Szklo, ?Javier Nieto “Epidemiology-Beyond the Basics” 3rd Edition , 2012. |
| 3. | Kenneth J. Rothman - “Epidemiology: An Introduction”2nd Edition, 2012. |
| 4. | R. Bonita, ?R. Beaglehole, ?Tord Kjellström – “Basic Epidemiology” 2nd Edition, 2006. |
| Type of Assessment | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Midterm Examination | 1 | %40 |
| Final Examination | 1 | %60 |
| Activities | Count | Preparation | Time | Total Work Load (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture - Theory | 14 | 1 | 2 | 42 |
| Individual Work | 14 | 0 | 2 | 28 |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) | 74 | |||
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