Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
20110060113SOCIAL PEDIATRICSElective363
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
To learn the state of child health in the world and in Turkey, the most common child health problems that cause death, the physical, social, cultural, economic and political factors that affect them, and the initiatives and programs to improve the level of child health.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Dr. Öğretim Üyesi Eda GÜLBETEKİN
Learning Outcomes
1Knows the definitions of health, child, family, society and environment.
2Knows the child health situation in the world and in Turkey.
3Knows the physical, social, cultural, economic and political factors affecting child health in the world and in Turkey.
4Knows the initiatives and programs being implemented in the world and in our country for the improvement of child health, and develops local and universal recommendations on this subject.
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
Definitions and concepts (Health, child, family, society, environment) lifelong health State of children's health Sociocultural, economic and political factors Child health initiatives and programs
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Definitions of health, child, family, society, environmentNoneNone
2Lifelong health conceptNoneNone
3State of child health in the worldNoneNone
4The state of child health in TurkeyNoneNone
5Physical factors affecting child healthNoneNone
6Social factors affecting child healthNoneNone
7Cultural factors affecting child healthNoneNone
8MidtermNoneNone
9Economic factors affecting child healthNoneNone
10Political factors affecting child healthNoneNone
11Initiatives and programs being implemented around the world to improve child healthNoneNone
12Initiatives and programs being implemented in our country to improve child healthNoneNone
13Universal recommendations for improving children's healthNoneNone
14Child health and children's rightsNoneNone
Recommended or Required Reading
Social Pediatrics, B.Lindström & N.Spencer Sosyal Pediatri, M.Yurdakök ve T.Coşkun
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Makeup Examination111
Attending Lectures11414
Discussion11414
Team/Group Work11414
Case Study11414
Brain Storming11414
Self Study11414
Homework11414
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)101
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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