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| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
| Course Code: | HSF301 | ||||
| Course Name: | Research Methods and Biostatistics | ||||
| Semester: | Spring | ||||
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| Language of instruction: | English | ||||
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| Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||
| Type of course: | Compulsory Courses | ||||
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| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||
| Course Coordinator: | Dr. Öğr. Üy. BEGÜM YALÇIN | ||||
| Course Lecturer(s): | BURÇİN ATASEVEN | ||||
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| Course Objectives: | The aim of the course for each student; Students who are studying in the field of health; to teach the basic principles of science and scientific method. It is aimed to teach the importance of research methods in order to evaluate the basic information related to the planning of scientific researches in the fields of health and medical sciences, to collect and summarize the data and to evaluate the information they carry on, to obtain accurate and valid results in scientific researches. |
| Course Content: | Collecting and summarizing the research data, generalizing the results |
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The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) To be able to plan a scientific study 2) Summarize the study data, 3) To be able to select and apply the statistical methods that can be used in the evaluation, 4) To be able to interpret the results correctly |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | What is Biostatistics? What do Statisticians, what do data and variable mean? | None |
| 2) | How to collect and organize data | None |
| 3) | How to describe data - Measures of Central Tendency | None |
| 4) | How to describe data - Measures of Dispersion | None |
| 5) | Probability and its Postulates, Basic Probability Calculations | None |
| 6) | Continuous Probability Distributions | None |
| 7) | Discrete Probability Distributions | None |
| 8) | Midterm Exam | None |
| 9) | Sampling and Sampling Methods | None |
| 10) | Sampling Distribution | None |
| 11) | Determination of Sample Size | None |
| 12) | Hypothesis Testing, The Definition of Statistical Significance | None |
| 13) | Estimation of Population Mean and Hypothesis Testing Related to Population Mean, Confidence Intervals, Z Test, Student’s t Test | None |
| 14) | Estimation of Population Proportion and Hypothesis Testing Related to Population Proportion, Confidence Intervals, Z Test | None |
| 15) | Final exam | None |
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Senocak, M. (2014). Basic Biostatistics & Research Methods, İstanbul Tıp |
| References: | Senocak, M. (2014). Basic Biostatistics & Research Methods, İstanbul Tıp |
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| 1) Understand the concepts and concepts related to the field of health at the undergraduate level, and have advanced theoretical and practical knowledge supported by textbooks, application tools and other sources of current information in the field of health. | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2) Knowledge of nature, source, limits, accuracy, reliability and validity of knowledge. | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3) Uses advanced theoretical and factual knowledge acquired at the undergraduate level. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4) Interprets, evaluates, identifies, analyzes, shares information and makes teamwork with scientifically proven data by using the advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field of health. | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5) Uses computer programs, related technologies and educational tools in the field of health. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6) Carries out a study independently by using its advanced knowledge in the field of health and takes responsibility as a team member in cooperation with other professional groups working in this field. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7) Takes responsibility individually and as a team member to solve unforeseen complex problems encountered in the practices related to the field of health. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8) Plans, manages, and monitors and evaluates the activities for the development of employees in a project. | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9) Evaluates the advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field of health with a critical approach. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 10) Determines learning needs and learning resources, directs learning function by using resources effectively. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 11) Develops a positive attitude towards life-long learning and turns it into behavior. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 12) Informs the related persons and institutions about the health field; conveys his / her thoughts and solution suggestions in writing and orally, and receives the opinions, requests and expectations of the relevant persons and institutions. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 13) With the awareness of social responsibility, organizes and implements projects and activities in cooperation with other professional groups for the social environment in which he lives. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 14) Follow the information in the field and communicate with colleagues by using a foreign language at least at B1 General Level of European Language Portfolio. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 15) Express themselves effectively in verbal and written. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 16) Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software required by the field at least at the Advanced Level of European Computer Driving License. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 17) Monitors and evaluates the events / developments on the agenda of the society and the world in the field of health. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 18) Acts and participates in accordance with Quality Management and Processes. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 19) They cooperate with people from related disciplines and acts in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the stages of collecting, interpreting, applying and announcing the results related to health field. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 20) Have enough consciousness about individual and community health, environmental protection and occupational safety. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Average | 3 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | Understand the concepts and concepts related to the field of health at the undergraduate level, and have advanced theoretical and practical knowledge supported by textbooks, application tools and other sources of current information in the field of health. | |
| 2) | Knowledge of nature, source, limits, accuracy, reliability and validity of knowledge. | |
| 3) | Uses advanced theoretical and factual knowledge acquired at the undergraduate level. | |
| 4) | Interprets, evaluates, identifies, analyzes, shares information and makes teamwork with scientifically proven data by using the advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field of health. | |
| 5) | Uses computer programs, related technologies and educational tools in the field of health. | 1 |
| 6) | Carries out a study independently by using its advanced knowledge in the field of health and takes responsibility as a team member in cooperation with other professional groups working in this field. | |
| 7) | Takes responsibility individually and as a team member to solve unforeseen complex problems encountered in the practices related to the field of health. | |
| 8) | Plans, manages, and monitors and evaluates the activities for the development of employees in a project. | |
| 9) | Evaluates the advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field of health with a critical approach. | 2 |
| 10) | Determines learning needs and learning resources, directs learning function by using resources effectively. | |
| 11) | Develops a positive attitude towards life-long learning and turns it into behavior. | |
| 12) | Informs the related persons and institutions about the health field; conveys his / her thoughts and solution suggestions in writing and orally, and receives the opinions, requests and expectations of the relevant persons and institutions. | |
| 13) | With the awareness of social responsibility, organizes and implements projects and activities in cooperation with other professional groups for the social environment in which he lives. | |
| 14) | Follow the information in the field and communicate with colleagues by using a foreign language at least at B1 General Level of European Language Portfolio. | |
| 15) | Express themselves effectively in verbal and written. | |
| 16) | Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software required by the field at least at the Advanced Level of European Computer Driving License. | |
| 17) | Monitors and evaluates the events / developments on the agenda of the society and the world in the field of health. | 3 |
| 18) | Acts and participates in accordance with Quality Management and Processes. | 1 |
| 19) | They cooperate with people from related disciplines and acts in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the stages of collecting, interpreting, applying and announcing the results related to health field. | |
| 20) | Have enough consciousness about individual and community health, environmental protection and occupational safety. |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | % 10 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 40 |
| Final | 1 | % 50 |
| total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 50 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 50 | |
| total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 28 |
| Application | 14 | 14 |
| Midterms | 1 | 3 |
| Final | 1 | 3 |
| Total Workload | 48 | |