COURSE UNIT TITLE

: NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL HEALTH POLICIES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
STR 5039 NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL HEALTH POLICIES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Strategic Research

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR TÜRKMEN TÖRELI

Offered to

Strategic Research

Course Objective

This course aims to provide the necessary knowledge and attitude to evaluate the impact of general health policies on health services and the health level of the society. It is aimed to understand the importance of international politics and country policies in global crisis events such as pandemics and to equip people to develop health policies.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To know the impact of health policies, the economy.
2   To know that the determinants of health policies.
3   To know that health care financing.
4   To know national and international health organizations and working mechanisms.
5   To know country comparison in terms of basic health services.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The political economy of health
2 The determinants of health policies
3 The financing of health services
4 The economic structure and health policies of countries
5 The economic structure and health policies of countries (Countinue)
6 International health organizations and their mechanisms of functioning
7 Health politics at the Republican Period
8 Mid-term
9 Status of health in world and Türkiye and priority problems
10 Policy development and policy analysis
11 Policy development and policy analysis
12 Country comparisons in terms of basic health services
13 Country comparisons in terms of basic health services
14 Country comparisons in terms of basic health services
15 General Evaluation
16 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

Altay, Asuman (2007), Sağlık Hizmetlerinin Sunumunda Yeni Açılımlar ve Türkiye Açısından Değerlendirilmesi , Sayıştay Dergisi, Cilt.18, Sayı.64, (33-58).
Bryant, Johnnie (1980), WHO's Program of Health for all by the Year 2000: A Macro System for Health Policy Making a Challenge to Social Science Research. Social Science and Medicine , Part A: Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, Cilt.14, Sayı.5, (381-386).
Bulut, Nihat (2003), Küreselleşme: Sosyal Devletin Sonu mu , Ankara Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi, Cilt.52, Sayı.2, (173-197).
Dedeoğlu, Necati (2010), Dünya Sağlık Örgütü, Sağlık Hakkı ve Küreselleşme , TAF Preventive Medicine Bulletin, Cilt.9, Sayı.4, (361-366).
Elbek, Osman (2009), Sağlıkta Dönüşüm: Eleştirel Bir Değerlendirme , Türkiye Psikiyatri Derneği Bülteni, Cilt.12, Sayı.1, (33-43).
Güler Ayman, Birgül (1996), Yeni Sağ ve Devletin Değişimi Yapısal Uyum Politikaları, Türkiye ve Orta Doğu Amme Idaresi Enstitüsü Yayınları, Ankara.
Lee, Kelley - Buse, Kent - Fustukian, Suzanne (2002), Health Policy in a Globalising World. Cambridge
University Press.
Tarcan, Ertuğrul (2001), Küreselleşmenin Sağlık Üzerine Etkileri ve Sağlık Işletmelerinin Küreselleşme
Süreci , Yönetim Dergisi, Cilt.12, Sayı.39, (29-43).


Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Text Reading
3. Case Study Analysis
4. Presentations

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

To be announced.

Assessment Criteria

1. LO 1-3 will be asked in mid-term exam
2. LO 1-5 will be asked in final exam
3. LO 1-5 will be assessed with term homework or presentation

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is compulsory to attend 70% of the courses.
2. Presentations and homeworks prepared within the scope of the course must comply with scientific ethics and institute rules.
3. Absence from the class will not be considered as a valid excuse for late submission of homework.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

turkmen.toreli@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday: 11:00-12:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Reading 14 3 42
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 171

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9
LO.13
LO.23
LO.33
LO.4
LO.5