COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BIOSTATISTICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FZR 4021 BIOSTATISTICS COMPULSORY 1 0 0 1

Offered By

Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SEHER ÖZYÜREK

Offered to

Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Course Objective

To introduce epidemiology science, learn how to plan a research, to teach basic concepts of biostatistics, to gain ability of examine health studies with the aspect of statistical significance testing.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understands basic concepts of epidemiology science
2   Knows how to create a database and make tables and graphs using databases.
3   Knows statistical significance tests
4   Knows how to plan a research
5   Examines health studies with the aspect of statistical significance testing

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction, scientific research phases, bioistatistics in health services
2 Data description and features, data types:continuous, discrete, ordinal
3 Data recording-entry, table-graphics design
4 Classification of data, variable term
5 Standarts of the shape of distribution
6 Research types in health fields
7 Plannig a research
8 Mid-term exam
9 Introduction to statistical significant tests
10 Parametric, non-parametric tests
11 Deciding on statistical significant tests
12 Properties of univariate analysis
13 Properties of multivariate analysis
14 Researchs
15 Researchs

Recomended or Required Reading

Dawson-Saunders, B&Trap, R. BAsic and clinical bioistatistics. Prentice-Hall Int. Inc.
1990
Gazanfer Aksakoğlu, Sağlıkta Araştırma ve Çözümleme. Izmir: DEÜ Rektörlük Basımevi,
2006 (Ikinci yazım)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Conference, problem based learning

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 +FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 +RST * 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

seher.ozyurek@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 1 14
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 14 0,5 7
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 1 2 2
Preparation for Final Exam 1 2 2
Mid-term exam 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 27

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.411
LO.511