BÄ°S637 - STATISTICAL METHODS SPECIFIC TO HEALTH SCIENCES
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STATISTICAL METHODS SPECIFIC TO HEALTH SCIENCES | BÄ°S637 | 1st Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Prequisites | None | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion | |||||
| Instructor (s) | ASSIST. PROF. SEVÄ°LAY KARAHAN, PhD - PROF. ERDEM KARABULUT, PhD | |||||
| Course objective | Introducing and teaching basic indicators used in health sciences. Students are made capable of comparing such indicators in national and international basis. Course is carried out in an interactive manner. Obtaining, interpreting and etc. of the statistics concerning recognition of service area are studied by utilizing information taken from hospital and other sources. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | 1. Identifying the health region, 2. demographic statistics (birth, death, migration), 3. population pyramids, population estimation methods, 4. life table method. 5. Morbidity statistics, 6. standardization of rates and proportions, 7. statistics of health services, 8. international classification of deaths and diseases, 9. health records, health indicators, 10. basic research types in health 11. measures of risk | |||||
| References | 1. Sümbüloğlu, Kadir. Sağlık alanına Özel İstatistiksel Yöntemler. Somgür Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2003. 2. Kahn HA, ve Semmpos CT. Statisticak Methods in Epidemiology. Oxford Uni. Press, New York, 1989. 3. Tezcan, S. Epidemiyoloji: Tıbbi Araştırmaların Yöntem Bilimi. Hacettepe Halk Sağlığı Vakfı, Yayın No: 92/1, Ankara, 1992. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Health services and biostatistics |
| Week 2 | Identification of service region |
| Week 3 | Statistical methods related to population |
| Week 4 | Statistical methods related to births and diseases, research methods in health |
| Week 5 | Standardization of rates and proportions |
| Week 6 | Midterm exam |
| Week 7 | Life tables |
| Week 8 | Statistical methods related to protective service studies |
| Week 9 | Statistics used in evaluation of hospital services |
| Week 10 | Statistical methods related to dentistry |
| Week 11 | International classification of deaths and diseases |
| Week 12 | Midterm exam |
| Week 13 | Health indicators and records |
| Week 14 | Term project presentations |
| Week 15 | Preparation to final exam |
| Week 16 | Final Exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 10 | 10 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 2 | 40 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 12 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 7 | 98 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 10 | 4 | 40 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Total Workload | 41 | 34 | 210 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Accesses medical literature on basic and clinical immunology and -related fields and evaluates them. | X | ||||
| 2. Gains the necessary theoretical knowledge for their research and formulates hypotheses. Conducts research on immune system components and molecular structures, plans the appropriate methodology. | X | ||||
| 3. Investigates gene structures from molecular literature studies, demonstrates them through sequence analysis, interprets the data, reaches conclusions, and publishes these findings. | X | ||||
| 4. Demonstrates comprehensive and systematic knowledge on basic immunology, including understanding immunological mechanisms, immune system components, and their functions, also possesses knowledge in molecular genetics and biology. | X | ||||
| 5. Utilizes current statistical approach to evaluate the obtained data. Presents research at national and international conferences and publishes findings under mentorship. | X | ||||
| 6. Upon completion of the basic immunology master's program, the student, under the guidance of their consultant, drafts a research proposal adhering to ethical guidelines, determines the budget, provides feedback on projects authored by other researchers, participates in collaborative projects from the planning stage, offers insights, suggests changes, and presents alternative solutions. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest