The aim of the course is to give basic information about the epidemiology of communicable diseases in Turkey to the 6th half year students.
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Contribution of the Course to Professional Development
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Learning Outcomes:
1
It is targeted the students with this course to give information about infectious diseases that are problems in Turkey and worldwide such as ınfluenza, tuberculosis, malaria and AIDS and their prevalence and ways of prevention, as well as vaccine-preventable childhood diseases such as measles, whooping cough, diphtheria, polio and tetanus which can be seen in all ages.;
2
In addition to these diseases, it is aimed to be informed about epidemiology of waterborne diseases, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, notification system of notifiable diseases and epidemic control.;
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Course Content:
Week
Theoretical
Practical
1
Epidemiology of Communicable Diseases
2
Epidemiology of Malaria
3
Epidemiology of Tetanus
4
Water-born Diseases
5
Water-born Diseases
6
Epidemiology of influenza
7
Epidemiology of Diphteria and Whooping Cough
8
Epidemiology of Tuberculosis
9
Epidemiology of AIDS
10
Epidemiology of Epidemiology of Measles and Polio
11
Epidemiology of hepatitis
12
Epidemiology of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
13
Notifiable Diseases
14
Control of an Epidemic
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Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:
1- Maxcy-Rosenau-Last: Public Health and Preventive Medicine. Eds. Wallace RB, Doebbeling BN. 14th Eddition, Appleton & Lange, 1998. 2- Halk Sağlığı – Temel Bilgiler. Eds. Güler Ç, Akın L. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2006. 3- Sağlıkta Araştırma ve Çözümleme. Aksakoğlu G. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Rektörlük Basımevi, 2006.
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Assesment
TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES
NUMBER
PERCENT
Midterm Exam
1
40
Quiz
0
0
Homeworks, Performances
0
0
Final Exam
1
60
Total
2
100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade
40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade
60
Total
100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE
Activites
NUMBER
TIME [Hour]
Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical
14
1
14
Practicals/Labs
0
0
0
Self Study and Preparation
14
1,5
21
Homeworks, Performances
0
0
0
Projects
0
0
0
Field Studies
0
0
0
Midtermexams
1
10
10
Others
0
0
0
Final Exams
1
10
10
Total WorkLoad
55
Total workload/ 30 hr
1,83
ECTS Credit of the Course
2
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CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
