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Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code: UNI286
Course Name: Health Economics
Semester: Fall
Course Credits:
ECTS
5
Language of instruction: Turkish
Course Condition:
Does the Course Require Work Experience?: No
Type of course: University Elective
Course Level:
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree QF-EHEA:First Cycle EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree
Mode of Delivery: E-Learning
Course Coordinator: Doç. Dr. ÇİĞDEM GÜRSOY
Course Lecturer(s): Assoc. Prof. Çiğdem Gürsoy
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: Economics deals with the most efficient use of limited resources. The aim of the health economics course is; It is to show the ways to obtain the highest efficiency from health services with these limited resources.
Course Content: The Relationship between Economics and Health, Introduction to Health Economics, Development of Health Economics, Health and Health Status, Supply and Demand in Health Services, Health Services Market, Sustainable Development and Health, Health Services Financing Systems, Performance and Reimbursement Systems in Health Services, Economic in Health Services Evaluation, Current Issues and Problems in the Health Sector, Circular Economy and Health-Environment Relationship, Expectations about the health-economy relationship in the future based on the relationship between the issues.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Will be able to apply the basic tools of the economy to different components of health services.
2) Have information about the economic behavior of the health services market.
3) Knows the production and financing of health services.
4) Knows the planning of the health sector and can analyze its expenditures.
5) Knows the current problems in the health sector and their effects on the environment.

Course Flow Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) The Relationship between Economics and Health
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1) Yusuf Çelik, Sağlık Ekonomisi, Siyasal Kitabevi, 3. bs., 2016. Ayşegül Mutlu, A. Kadir Işık, Sağlık Ekonomisine Giriş, Ekin Yayınevi, 2012. Ed. Mustafa Solak, Sağlık Ekonomisi, Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2015. Ed. Özge Uysal Şahin ve Nilay Köleoğlu, Teoride ve Uygulamada Sağlık Ekonomisi ve Politikaları Güncel Sorunlar ve Araştırmalar, Rating Acadmey Yayınları, 2018. Angus Deaton, Büyük Firar; Sağlık Varlık ve Eşitsizliğin Kökenleri, Ayrıntı Yayınevi, 2018. ED. Çağlar Keyder, Nazan Üstündağ, Tuba Ağartan, Çağrı Yoltar, Avrupa’da ve Türkiye’de Sağlık Politikaları,; Reformlar, Sorunlar, Tartışmalar,, İletişim Yayınları, 2015. TÜİK verileri, Sağlık Bakanlığı raporları, Kalkınma Planları, çeşitli makaleler Adnan Kısa, Sağlık Ekonomisine Giriş Ders notları, Başkent Üniversitesi, Ankara, 2015.
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2) Introduction to Health Economics
3) Development of Health Economics
4) Health and Health Status
5) Supply and Demand in Health Services
6) Health Services Market
7) Sustainable Development and Health
8) Midterm exam
9) Health Services Financing Systems
10) Performance and Reimbursement Systems in Health Services
11) Economic in Health Services Evaluation
12) Current Issues and Problems in the Health Sector
13) Circular Economy and Health-Environment Relationship
14) Expectations about the health-economy relationship in the future based on the relations of the subjects with each other.
15) Final exam

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Hazırlanan slaytlar, derste işlenen raporlar, makaleler gibi diğer veriler.
Other data such as prepared slides, reports processed in the course, articles.
References: Yusuf Çelik, Sağlık Ekonomisi, Siyasal Kitabevi, 3. bs., 2016.
Ayşegül Mutlu, A. Kadir Işık, Sağlık Ekonomisine Giriş, Ekin Yayınevi, 2012; Ed. Mustafa Solak, Sağlık Ekonomisi, Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2015.; Ed. Özge Uysal Şahin ve Nilay Köleoğlu, Teoride ve Uygulamada Sağlık Ekonomisi ve Politikaları; Güncel Sorunlar ve Araştırmalar, Rating Academy Yayınları, 2018.; Çağlar Keyder, Nazan Üsütündağ, Tuba Ağartan, Çağrı Yoltar, Avrupa’da ve Türkiye’de Sağlık Politikaları,; Reformlar, Sorunlar, Tartışmalar,, İletişim Yayınları, 2015.; Angus Deaton, Büyük Firar; Sağlık Varlık ve Eşitsizliğin Kökenleri, Ayrıntı Yayınevi, 2018.; Salgın Ekonomisi Ed. Ömer Faruk Çolak, Efil Yayınevi, 2020.

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes

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Program Outcomes
1) To have knowledge about the basic theoretical debates in Political Science and Public Administration.
2) To define contemporary developments, approaches and basic concepts in Political Science and Public Administration at national and international level.
3) Relate the interaction of the Department of Political Science and Public Administration with other social sciences (philosophy, history, sociology, law, economy, business).
4) Evaluate and discuss the events in interdisciplinary dimension, acquire knowledge and skills, conduct research using social sciences methods and follow the field.
5) Political and social processes that take place in Turkey and in the world, able to solve problems and the causes of these problems, on the relationship of citizens with political structures reveals scientifically.
6) To design and to prepare scientific studies such as theoretical or experimental projects, reports, articles and theses, either on their own or with others, and uses qualitative and quantitative research techniques related to their field.
7) To use leadership characteristics in Political Science and Public Administration with the awareness of compliance with team work.
8) Develops behavior according to ethics and social values and evaluates what they have learned by deciding what they need and critically question the information they have acquired.
9) Transmits the opinions, thoughts and solutions in Political Science and Public Administration to the related persons and institutions in written and oral form.
10) According to the level of European Language Portfolio, a foreign language is at least A2 for Pre-Bachelor's degree according to the level of education; At least B1 for the License; To be able to use at least C1 and at least C1 General Level for PhD.
11) To be able to use information and communication technologies together with computer software in at least the European Computer Driving License Basic Level (Associate) or Advanced Level (Associate and Associate) required by the department.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Average 3 Highest
       
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) To have knowledge about the basic theoretical debates in Political Science and Public Administration. 1
2) To define contemporary developments, approaches and basic concepts in Political Science and Public Administration at national and international level. 1
3) Relate the interaction of the Department of Political Science and Public Administration with other social sciences (philosophy, history, sociology, law, economy, business). 3
4) Evaluate and discuss the events in interdisciplinary dimension, acquire knowledge and skills, conduct research using social sciences methods and follow the field. 3
5) Political and social processes that take place in Turkey and in the world, able to solve problems and the causes of these problems, on the relationship of citizens with political structures reveals scientifically. 3
6) To design and to prepare scientific studies such as theoretical or experimental projects, reports, articles and theses, either on their own or with others, and uses qualitative and quantitative research techniques related to their field. 2
7) To use leadership characteristics in Political Science and Public Administration with the awareness of compliance with team work. 2
8) Develops behavior according to ethics and social values and evaluates what they have learned by deciding what they need and critically question the information they have acquired. 2
9) Transmits the opinions, thoughts and solutions in Political Science and Public Administration to the related persons and institutions in written and oral form. 1
10) According to the level of European Language Portfolio, a foreign language is at least A2 for Pre-Bachelor's degree according to the level of education; At least B1 for the License; To be able to use at least C1 and at least C1 General Level for PhD. 2
11) To be able to use information and communication technologies together with computer software in at least the European Computer Driving License Basic Level (Associate) or Advanced Level (Associate and Associate) required by the department. 2

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Midterms 1 % 40
Final 1 % 60
total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 60
total % 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities Number of Activities Workload
Course Hours 13 39
Study Hours Out of Class 13 33
Midterms 7 16
Final 13 36
Total Workload 124