SKY636 - ETHICS IN HEALTH MANAGEMENT

Course Name Code Semester Theory
(hours/week)
Application
(hours/week)
Credit ECTS
ETHICS IN HEALTH MANAGEMENT SKY636 2nd Semester 3 0 3 7
Prequisites
Course languageTurkish
Course typeElective 
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-Face 
Learning and teaching strategiesLecture
Discussion
Question and Answer
Team/Group Work
Preparing and/or Presenting Reports
Case Study
 
Instructor (s)Faculty Members 
Course objectiveTo make the students analyze ethical issues that they may face inthe management ofhealth care institutionsand health services, and to enable them to make ethical decisions personally and professionally. 
Learning outcomes
  1. A student who finishes this course is expected to analyze, criticize, and evaluate ethical issues and views related to health policy, health care management, and resource utilization.
Course ContentBasic philosophical approaches, managerial ethics, professional ethics, organizational ethics, medical ethics, physician-patient relationship, patient rights, research ethics, law and ethics.  
References1. Roberts, M.J., Reich, M.R. (2002). ?Ethical analysis in public health?, The Lancet, vol: 359; 1055-9.
2. Sharma, P., Bhal, K.T. (2004). Managerial Ethics: Dilemmas and Decision Making, SAGE Publications.
3. Özgener, Ş. (2009). İş Ahlakının Temelleri:Yönetsel Bir Yaklaşım. Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, Ankara.
 

Course outline weekly

WeeksTopics
Week 1Ethical analysis of health policy
Week 2Philosophical approaches
Week 3Managing ethics in business organizations and institutionalization
Week 4The concept of social responsibility, its scope and historical development
Week 5Management of social responsibility
Week 6Management of differences
Week 7Ethical principles in management and unethical behavior
Week 8Mobbing-psychologicalharassment
Week 9Ethical components of physician-patient relationship
Week 10Patient rights
Week 11Managerial ethics in hospitals in terms of patient rights
Week 12Ethics committees in hospitals
Week 13Legaland ethicalaspECTS of medical malpracticein Turkey
Week 14Legaland ethicalaspECTS of medical malpracticein Turkey
Week 15Preparation for the Final Exam
Week 16Final Sınavı

Assesment methods

Course activitiesNumberPercentage
Attendance00
Laboratory00
Application00
Field activities00
Specific practical training00
Assignments115
Presentation110
Project00
Seminar00
Midterms125
Final exam150
Total100
Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes050
Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes050
Total100

WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION

Activities Number Duration (hour) Total Work Load
Course Duration (x14) 14 3 42
Laboratory 0 0 0
Application000
Specific practical training000
Field activities000
Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect)14570
Presentation / Seminar Preparation12020
Project000
Homework assignment13030
Midterms (Study duration)12020
Final Exam (Study duration) 12828
Total Workload32106210

Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes

D.9. Key Learning OutcomesContrubition level*
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1. To have knowledge about theoretical and practical information related to the field of health management and to be able to implement this knowledge    X
2. To gain knowledge and skills on understanding, analyzing and directing administrative, financial, technical and medical process of health organizations  X  
3. To understand basic elements of health system in national and international level, to comprehend health planning and health policy, to analyze health sector economic and financially  X  
4. To have knowledge and skills to make advanced quantitative and qualitative analyses in health management and to be able to implement this knowledge  X  
5. Critical andinnovativethinking in problems faced during health management process, having the ability to use scientific methods and technics in decision making and problem solving   X 
6. Following the changes in the field of health care management and have the ability to provide specific solutions related health care system of the country   X 
7. Acting in accordance with the ethical principles of scientific research, publication and management    X

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