Medicine (English)
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 QF-EHEA: Second Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 7

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code: MED044
Course Name: Learn How to Learn
Semester: Spring
Course Credits:
ECTS
2
Language of instruction: English
Course Condition:
Does the Course Require Work Experience?: No
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE:7. Master`s Degree QF-EHEA:Second Cycle EQF-LLL:7. Master`s Degree
Mode of Delivery: E-Learning
Course Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üy. DUYGU KOYUNCU IRMAK
Course Lecturer(s): Duygu Koyuncu Irmak
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: The aim of this course for each student; To have knowledge about the concept of fast, effective and efficient learning.
Course Content: 1- The Need to Learn to Learn
Avoiding Distractions
Strong Motivation and Ideal Working Environment
2- Work or chunk
Ebbinghaus Curve
Pomodoro Technique
Learning Styles 1/2
3- Learning Styles 2/2
Combining for best learning
Neuroplasticity - NP
4- Two ways of thinking and learning
Learning Formulas
What should we do to avoid boredom?
5- Tree of Meaning
Mind Map
Compartmentalization Strategy
Memory
6- Memory Consolidation
Brain Sleep
7- Learning and Nutrition
8- The effect of what we eat
Our second brain
The effect of this on learning
9- 15 ways to work and remember faster
10- Active / Active Listening
11- Note Taking

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Learns the necessity of learning to learn.
2) Learns to prevent distractions with motivation and environment.
3) Learns learning styles, ways of thinking and learning formulas.
4) Learn to construct a semantic tree and a learning plan.
5) Learns memory, transfer of learning, and action steps.

Course Flow Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) The Need to Learn to Learn Avoiding Distractions Strong Motivation and Ideal Working Environment
2) Work or chunk Ebbinghaus Curve Pomodoro Technique Learning Styles 1/2
3) Learning Styles 2/2 Combining for best learning Neuroplasticity - NP
4) Two ways of thinking and learning Learning Formulas What should we do to avoid boredom?
5) Tree of Meaning Mind Map Compartmentalization Strategy Memory
6) Memory Consolidation Brain Sleep
7) Learning and Nutrition
8) The effect of what we eat Our second brain The effect of this on learning
9) 15 ways to work and remember faster
10) Active reading, listening, learning
11) Note Taking
12) Genel tekrar
13) Genel tekrar
14) Genel tekrar

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Yok/ None
References: Multiple References

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes

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Program Outcomes
1) The graduate integrates the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviours acquired from basic and clinical sciences, behavioural sciences, and social sciences in the form of competencies and uses them for the provision of rational, effective, safe health care services in accordance with quality standards in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and rehabilitation processes, and during the process considers protection of both patient’s health and healthcare workers health including her/his own.
2) The graduate shows a biopsychosocial approach in patient management that considers the sociodemographic and sociocultural background of the individual without discrimination of language, religion, race, and gender.
3) The graduate prioritizes the protection and development of the health of individuals and society in the provision of health care services. 2 2 2 2 2
4) The graduate, considering the individual, social, public, and environmental factors affecting health; works towards maintaining and improving the state of health.
5) In the provision of health care services, the graduate considers both the changes in the physical and socioeconomic environment on a regional and global scale that affect health, as well as the changes in the individual characteristics and behaviours of the people who apply to her/him. 1 1 1 1 1
6) The graduate recognizes the characteristics, needs and expectations of the target population and provides health education to healthy/sick individuals and their relatives and other health care workers.
7) While carrying out her/his profession, the graduate fulfils her/his duties and obligations with determined behaviours to provide high-quality health care within the framework of ethical principles, rights and legal responsibilities and good medical practices, considering the integrity, privacy, and dignity of the patient.
8) The graduate evaluates and improves her/his own performance in professional practices in terms of emotions, cognitive characteristics, and behaviours.
9) The graduate physician advocates improving the provision of health services by considering the concepts of social reliability and social commitment to protect and improve public health.
10) To protect and improve health, the graduate physician can plan and carry out service delivery, training and consultancy processes related to individual and community health in cooperation with all components. 1 1 1 1 1
11) The graduate physician evaluates the impact of health policies and practices on individual and community health indicators and advocates increasing the quality of health services.
12) The graduate physician attaches importance to protecting and improving her/his own physical, mental, and social health, and does what is necessary for this. 2 2 2 2 2
13) During the provision of health care, the graduate shows exemplary behaviours and leads within the health team.
14) The graduate uses the resources cost-effectively, in the planning, implementation, execution, and evaluation processes of the health care services in the health institution she/he manages, for the benefit of the society and in accordance with the legislation. 1 1 1 1 1
15) The graduate communicates positively within the health team with whom she/he provides health care services, being aware of the duties and obligations of other health workers and shows appropriate behaviours to assume different team roles when necessary.
16) The graduate works harmoniously and effectively with her/his colleagues and other professional groups in her/his professional practice.
17) The graduate communicates effectively with patients, patient relatives, health care workers and other professional groups, institutions, and organizations, including individuals and groups that require a special approach and have different sociocultural characteristics. 3 3 3 2 2
18) The graduate shows a patient-centred approach in the protection, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and rehabilitation processes that involve the patient and patient’s caregivers as partners in the decision-making mechanisms. 3 3 3 3 3
19) When necessary, the graduate plans and implements scientific research for the population she/he serves, and uses the results ontained and/or the results of other research for the benefit of the society.
20) The graduate reaches the current literature information related to her/his profession, evaluates critically, and applies the principles of evidence-based medicine in the clinical decision-making process. 1 1 1 1 1
21) The graduate uses information technologies to improve the effectiveness of her/his work in health care, research, and education.
22) The graduate effectively manages individual study and learning processes and career development. 3 3 3 3 3
23) The graduate demonstrates the ability to acquire, evaluate, integrate new knowledge with existing knowledge, apply it to professional situations, and adapt to changing conditions throughout professional life. 3 3 3 3 3
24) The graduate chooses the right learning resources to improve the quality of the health care service she/he provides, organizes her/his own learning process. 3 3 3 3 3

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Average 3 Highest
       
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) The graduate integrates the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviours acquired from basic and clinical sciences, behavioural sciences, and social sciences in the form of competencies and uses them for the provision of rational, effective, safe health care services in accordance with quality standards in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and rehabilitation processes, and during the process considers protection of both patient’s health and healthcare workers health including her/his own.
2) The graduate shows a biopsychosocial approach in patient management that considers the sociodemographic and sociocultural background of the individual without discrimination of language, religion, race, and gender.
3) The graduate prioritizes the protection and development of the health of individuals and society in the provision of health care services. 2
4) The graduate, considering the individual, social, public, and environmental factors affecting health; works towards maintaining and improving the state of health.
5) In the provision of health care services, the graduate considers both the changes in the physical and socioeconomic environment on a regional and global scale that affect health, as well as the changes in the individual characteristics and behaviours of the people who apply to her/him. 1
6) The graduate recognizes the characteristics, needs and expectations of the target population and provides health education to healthy/sick individuals and their relatives and other health care workers.
7) While carrying out her/his profession, the graduate fulfils her/his duties and obligations with determined behaviours to provide high-quality health care within the framework of ethical principles, rights and legal responsibilities and good medical practices, considering the integrity, privacy, and dignity of the patient.
8) The graduate evaluates and improves her/his own performance in professional practices in terms of emotions, cognitive characteristics, and behaviours.
9) The graduate physician advocates improving the provision of health services by considering the concepts of social reliability and social commitment to protect and improve public health.
10) To protect and improve health, the graduate physician can plan and carry out service delivery, training and consultancy processes related to individual and community health in cooperation with all components. 1
11) The graduate physician evaluates the impact of health policies and practices on individual and community health indicators and advocates increasing the quality of health services.
12) The graduate physician attaches importance to protecting and improving her/his own physical, mental, and social health, and does what is necessary for this. 2
13) During the provision of health care, the graduate shows exemplary behaviours and leads within the health team.
14) The graduate uses the resources cost-effectively, in the planning, implementation, execution, and evaluation processes of the health care services in the health institution she/he manages, for the benefit of the society and in accordance with the legislation. 1
15) The graduate communicates positively within the health team with whom she/he provides health care services, being aware of the duties and obligations of other health workers and shows appropriate behaviours to assume different team roles when necessary.
16) The graduate works harmoniously and effectively with her/his colleagues and other professional groups in her/his professional practice.
17) The graduate communicates effectively with patients, patient relatives, health care workers and other professional groups, institutions, and organizations, including individuals and groups that require a special approach and have different sociocultural characteristics. 3
18) The graduate shows a patient-centred approach in the protection, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and rehabilitation processes that involve the patient and patient’s caregivers as partners in the decision-making mechanisms. 3
19) When necessary, the graduate plans and implements scientific research for the population she/he serves, and uses the results ontained and/or the results of other research for the benefit of the society.
20) The graduate reaches the current literature information related to her/his profession, evaluates critically, and applies the principles of evidence-based medicine in the clinical decision-making process.
21) The graduate uses information technologies to improve the effectiveness of her/his work in health care, research, and education.
22) The graduate effectively manages individual study and learning processes and career development. 1
23) The graduate demonstrates the ability to acquire, evaluate, integrate new knowledge with existing knowledge, apply it to professional situations, and adapt to changing conditions throughout professional life. 2
24) The graduate chooses the right learning resources to improve the quality of the health care service she/he provides, organizes her/his own learning process. 3

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 Preparation for the Activity Spent for the Activity Itself Completing the Activity Requirements Workload
Course Hours 14 0 2 28
Midterms 1 4 1 5
Final 1 6 1 7
Total Workload 40