COURSE UNIT TITLE

: NURSING ENGLISH II

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
HEF 2068 NURSING ENGLISH II ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Nursing

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MERLINDA ALUŞ TOKAT

Offered to

Nursing

Course Objective

This course aims at developing students medical vocabulary, listening, writing, reading and speaking skills

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to understand medical texts.
2   Having sufficient communication skills to use in the field.
3   Being able to write texts properly

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the course Merlinda ALUŞ TOKAT
2 Taking a Patient History Hasan Fehmi DIRIK
3 Charting and Documentation Hasan Fehmi DIRIK
4 Respiratory Problems Merlinda ALUŞ TOKAT
5 Medical Focus: The Respiratory System Merlinda ALUŞ TOKAT
6 Wound Care Hasan Fehmi DIRIK
7 Taking Part in CPD Merlinda ALUŞ TOKAT
8 Midterm Exam+ Feedback and Topics to be Repeated Hasan Fehmi DIRIK Merlinda ALUŞ TOKAT
9 Holiday
10 Medication Specimens Hande YAĞCAN
11 Medical Focus: Metabolism of Medications Merlinda ALUŞ TOKAT
12 Pre-operative Patient Assessment Hande YAĞCAN
13 Blood Circulation Hande YAĞCAN
14 Post-operative Patient Assessment Hande YAĞCAN
15 Medical Focus: Pain Receptors Final Evaluation Merlinda ALUŞ TOKAT

Recomended or Required Reading

Allum, V., McGarr, P. (2008). Cambridge English for Nursing. Cambridge University Press, The Edinburgh Building.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, translation, discussion and comprehension, listening

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Ara Sınav
2 FN Final
3 FSB Final Sonu Başarı Değerlendirmesi VZ *0.50 +FN * 0.50
4 BUT Bütünleme
5 BSB Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Değerlendirmesi VZ *0.50 +BUT * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Explanations Concerning the Assessment Methods:
During the semester, course evaluation will be made with 1 midterm exam and 1 final exam or Resit exam.
Mid-term exam grade: 50% of 1 midterm exam grade will constitute the mid-term grade.
Midterm grade: Midterm exam grade
Course Success Grade: 50% of the mid-term grade + 50% of the Final exam or Resit exam grade
Minimum course grade: 60 out of 100 full marks.
Minimum final and Resit exam grade: 50 out of 100 full marks.

Assessment Criteria

The students will understand the terminology related to their field.
The students will translate the text related to their fields into required language.
Students will learn the basic grammar rules in English

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Students are obliged to attend 70 % of the lectures

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Professor Dr. Merlinda ALUS TOKAT
e-mail: merlinda_alus@yahoo.com
phone: 4124770
Assistant Professor Hande YAĞCAN
e-mail: hande.yagcan@gmail.com
phone: 4124776
Assistant Professor Hasan Fehmi DIRIK
e-mail: fehmi.dirik@deu.edu.tr
phone: 4124797

Office Hours

During week days, after lecturer's classes

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for final exam 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
Quiz etc. 0 0 0
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 50

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.1555
LO.255
LO.3555