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

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code: ISBF201
Course Name: Statistics for Social Sciences
Semester: Fall
Course Credits:
ECTS
5
Language of instruction: Turkish
Course Condition:
Does the Course Require Work Experience?: No
Type of course: Compulsory Courses
Course Level:
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree QF-EHEA:First Cycle EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üy. İLAYDA İSABETLİ FİDAN
Course Lecturer(s): Dr.Öğr.Üyesi Burçin Ataseven
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: This course aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of statistical thinking in social sciences, as well as to improve the students’ necessary skills required for their academic studies.
Course Content: Introduction to basic statistics, descriptive statistics, probability, sampling, estimation and hypothesis testing

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Design an “end-to-end” research project about related topic.
2) Collect and use appropriate data for their researches.
3) Define research questions and hypotheses.
4) Use appropriate statistical methods to test their hypotheses.
5) Interpret and evaluate analysis results.

Course Flow Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction to Statistics
2) Basic Terms of Statistics
3) Measures of Central Tendency
4) Measures of Dispersion
5) Probability
6) Probability Distributions
7) Normal Distribution
8) MIDTERM
9) Sampling Distribution
10) Estimation of Population Mean and Proportion
11) Hypothesis Testing Related to Population Mean-1
12) Hypothesis Testing Related to Population Mean-2
13) Hypothesis Testing Related to Population Proportion
14) General Review
15) Finals Week
16) Finals Week

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Statistics for Business and Economics, Paul Newbold, Betty M. Thorne
References: - Sosyal Bilimler İçin İstatistik-SPSS Uygulamalı, Yaşar Baykul, Cem Oktay Güzeller, Pegem Akademi Yayınevi
- Sağlık Bilimlerinde Araştırma ve İstatistik Yöntemler - Prof. Dr. Osman Hayran & Prof. Dr. Hanefi Özbek, Nobel Kitabevi
- Örneklerle Veri Analizi SPSS Uygulamalı, Fatma Lorcu, Detay Yayıncılık

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes

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Program Outcomes
1) They will have the theoretical and practical knowledge to comprehend, evaluate and direct the operation of the health systems and its subsystems.
2) They will have the knowledge of factors about society-individual health and its development.
3) They will apply the theoretical and practical knowledge of health management in related institutions and organizations.
4) They will analyze, evaluate the developments in health management by using scientfic methods and techniques and develop solutions.
5) They will follow the developments in the field by using a foreign language at least at the level of European Language Portfolio B1.
6) They will use health terminology and grammar according to the rules in spoken and written communication.
7) They will share their thoughts about health management and solution proposals with internal and external parties written and orally.
8) They will use information and communication technologies with computer software at least at the level of European Computer Driving License required by the field.
9) They will constantly develop professional knowledge and skill; know ways to access information and apply them.
10) They will show mangement philosophy and management functions in health management applications.
11) They will behave sensitve to health problems in the country and around the world with sociak responsibility and sustainability and they will evaluate solution suggestions to maximize social benefits.
12) They will act in accordance with legal regulations in the field of health management and with social, scientific and professional ethical principles.
13) They will show leadership characteristics in health management applications.
14) They will take responsibility individually and as a team member in health management applications.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Average 3 Highest
       
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) They will have the theoretical and practical knowledge to comprehend, evaluate and direct the operation of the health systems and its subsystems.
2) They will have the knowledge of factors about society-individual health and its development.
3) They will apply the theoretical and practical knowledge of health management in related institutions and organizations.
4) They will analyze, evaluate the developments in health management by using scientfic methods and techniques and develop solutions.
5) They will follow the developments in the field by using a foreign language at least at the level of European Language Portfolio B1.
6) They will use health terminology and grammar according to the rules in spoken and written communication.
7) They will share their thoughts about health management and solution proposals with internal and external parties written and orally.
8) They will use information and communication technologies with computer software at least at the level of European Computer Driving License required by the field.
9) They will constantly develop professional knowledge and skill; know ways to access information and apply them.
10) They will show mangement philosophy and management functions in health management applications.
11) They will behave sensitve to health problems in the country and around the world with sociak responsibility and sustainability and they will evaluate solution suggestions to maximize social benefits.
12) They will act in accordance with legal regulations in the field of health management and with social, scientific and professional ethical principles.
13) They will show leadership characteristics in health management applications.
14) They will take responsibility individually and as a team member in health management applications.

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
Application 14 1 2 42
Midterms 1 20 1 21
Final 1 30 1 31
Total Workload 122