COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY II

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Medical Documentation and Secretariat

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ESIN ERGÖNÜL

Offered to

Medical Documentation and Secretariat

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide students with further knowledge about medical terminology and enable them to use medical terminology more effectively. This will allow students to communicate more effectively in the medical community and while working with medical documents.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Ability to understand and use terminology used in medical documents.
2   Knowledge about hospital and laboratory terminology.
3   Ability to define terms used for medical procedures and operations.
4   Understanding of terminology related to medical tools and equipment.
5   Knowledge about medication terminology.
6   Knowledge about patient evaluation terminology.
7   Providing a general overview of medical coding systems.
8   Knowledge about medical ethics and legal terms.
9   Understanding of terminology used in medical research.
10   Understanding of terminology used for medical communication and reporting.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 In-depth Look into Medical Terminology
2 Terminology in Medical Documents
3 Hospital Terminology
4 Laboratory Terminology
5 Medical Procedures and Operations
6 Medical Tools and Equipment
7 Medication Terminology
8 Patient Evaluation Terminology
9 Medical Coding
10 Medical Ethics and Legal Terms
11 Special Medical Fields and Related Terms
12 Terminology in Medical Research
13 Medical Communication and Reporting
14 Course Conclusion and Review

Recomended or Required Reading

Leonard, B. J. (2021). Medical Terminology in a Flash!: A Multiple Learning Styles Approach. F.A. Davis Company.
Willis, Marjorie Canfield. (2021). Medical Terminology: A Programmed Learning Approach to the Language of Health Care. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will be delivered with an approach that encompasses both theoretical and practical aspects. Students will be provided with presentations, interactive discussions, group work, and analysis of medical documents. The course will also include individual and group work to enable students to apply the terminology in daily medical scenarios and case studies.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 AS ArasınavTeo
2 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE AS * 0.50 + FN * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) AS * 0.50 + BUT * 0.50


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)

Assoc.Prof.Dr.Esin Ergönül
esin.ergonul@deu.edu.tr
02324124684

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Applying activity 1 2 2
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 14 14
Preparation for final exam 1 16 16
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 76

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16
LO.135
LO.25
LO.355
LO.443
LO.54
LO.62
LO.72
LO.82
LO.92
LO.102

CONTACT INFORMATION
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