COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOCIAL DETERMINES OF HEALTH

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
HSH 5006 SOCIAL DETERMINES OF HEALTH ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to train nurses that have enough knowledge in the assessment of national and international social determinants (religion, population structure, globalization, inequalities, urbanization, migration, political and social politics) that affect individual, family and society, are aware of the responsibilities of nurses and other health workers and have the characteristics of universal scientist

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. Explains national and international social determinants (demographical, religious, political structures) that affect individual, family and society.
2   2. Analyzes the reasons of social determinants
3   3. Explains the effects of social determinants on health and health workers
4   4. Explains the role of nurse in making the effects of social determinants positive and can fulfill responsibilities

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Demographical population movements Demographical change
2 Continuation
3 Inequality in Health
4 Continuation
5 Effect of religion on health
6 Continuation
7 Globalization, its effect on nursing care
8 Continuation
9 Political change process in Turkey and in the world, its effect on health
10 Continuation
11 Migration and effective factors, relationship with health, role of nurse
12 Continuation
13 Shanty house, urbanization process, effects on health, role of nurse
14 Health workers

Recomended or Required Reading


Barbiero, V. K. (2006). Africa health trends: a 21st century imperative. Washington, DC: The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

Christiansen, T., Bech, M., Lauridsen, J., Nielsen, P. (2006). Demographic Changes And Aggregate Health-Care Expenditure In Europe, Enepri Research Report No. 32. European Network of Economic Policy Research Institutes.

Congdon, P. (2006). A model for geographical variation in health and total life expectancy, Demographıc Research, Vol:14, Article:9.

Hayutin, A. M. (2007). How Population Aging Differs Across Countries: A Briefing on Global Demographics, Erişim Tarihi: 28.06.2010. http://longevity.stanford.edu/files/BriefingGlobalDemographics_0.pdf

.Homedes, N., (2003). Globalization And Health At The United States Mexico Border, American Journal of Public Health December 2003, Vol 93, No. 12

Huynen et al. (2005). The health impacts of globalisation: a conceptual framework, Globalization and Health, 1:14

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, discussion, question-answer, literature review, self learning,

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE* 0.25 + ASG* 0.25 + FIN* 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE* 0.25 + ASG* 0.25 + RST* 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

(Which dimensions of learning outcomes are measured by which assessment criteria Assessment criteria should be associated with learning methods.)

Through exams, the skills of being able to interpret, remember, decide, explain and combine the knowledge are assessed.

In the assignments of the students, the skills of researching and analyzing a subject, comparing it with world samples, writing and self expression are assessed.

Language of Instruction

German

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Zuhal Bahar
02324124751
zuhal.bahar@deu.edu.tr
Assoc. Prof. Ayşe Beşer
02324124752
ayse.beser@deu.edu.tr
Asst. Prof. Ata Soyer
ata.soyer@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 3 4 12
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 7 7
Preparation for final exam 1 7 7
Preparing assignments 3 4 12
Preparing presentations 4 4 16
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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