Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
20110070110HEALTH TOURISM AND NURSING Elective473
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
students, • Health tourism, health tourism institutions, medical and thermal treatment resources of our country in terms of medical and thermal the rights of tourists for treatment purposes within the scope of health tourism Problems faced by tourists and businesses and solutions to let them know their suggestions.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1Provides information about health tourism
2Explains the concepts, characteristics and types of health tourism.
3Express the development of health tourism and the reasons for its development.
4Discusses the health tourism sector and its regulations.
5Analyze and evaluate health tourism in Turkey and in the world.
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
none
Recommended Optional Programme Components
none
Course Contents
Health Tourism and Concepts • Health Tourism in the World • Health Tourism in Turkey • About Health Tourism in the World and Turkey Studies • Thermal Tourism • Medical Tourism • Elderly Tourism • Disabled Tourism • The Place and Importance of Thermal Tourism in Health Tourism • Patient Health, Quality, Safety and Risk in Health Tourism • Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Tourism • Intercultural Nursing in Health Tourism • Hotel Nursing in Health Tourism
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Health Tourism and Concepts
2Health Tourism in the World
3Health Tourism in Turkey
4Researches on Health Tourism in the World and in Turkey
5Thermal Tourism
6Medical Tourism
7Senior Tourism
8Disabled Tourism
9The Place and Importance of Thermal Tourism in Health Tourism
10Patient Health, Quality, Safety and Risk in Health Tourism
11Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Tourism
12Intercultural Nursing in Health Tourism
13Hotel Nursing in Health Tourism
14Course Evaluation
Recommended or Required Reading
1. Güler, Ç., Akın, L. (2015) Public Health Basic Information. 3rd Edition. Ankara. Hacettepe University Printing house. 2. Koyunoğlu, S. (2003) Tourist Health: Tourism Insurance and Consumer Protection. Ankara. Detail Publishing. 3. İncekara, A. (1996) Geo-Thermal Resources in Health Tourism. Istanbul. Ito Publication. 4. Tengilimoğlu, D. (2017) Health Tourism. Ankara. Political Bookstore. 5. Çelik, S., Yalçın, B. (2018) Thermal Tourism and Management. Ankara. Detail Publishing.
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
Discussion11515
Question-Answer11010
Team/Group Work11515
Self Study12020
Individual Study for Mid term Examination11515
Individual Study for Final Examination11515
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)92
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