COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MODERN CONCEPTS IN EPIDEMIOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
OKE 6008 MODERN CONCEPTS IN EPIDEMIOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Canser Epidemiology Doctorate

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HÜLYA ELLIDOKUZ

Offered to

Canser Epidemiology Doctorate
Canser Epidemiology

Course Objective

It provides an application-based perspective on basic health problems. Presentations, readings, group discussion, class activities and analyzes by epidemiology researchers and practitioners. Researchers integrate concepts and develop recommendations for better understanding of problems. It is based on evidence and ethical and cultural considerations. The primary research areas of this course are ethical. Evidence, policies, leadership, cooperation, cultural competence and communication. Major public health issues and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization (WHO), local health institutions, community-based organizations, health care organizations and other data.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Will be able to follow current literature.
2   Can make problem diagnosis, concept integration and suggestion development.
3   He / she follows the health problems and recognizes the following institutions.
4   Will be able to follow the past and present process of epidemiology.
5   Comprehend current cancer epidemiology research methods

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Epidemiology: Past and Present
2 Causal concepts
3 Epidemiological measures
4 Descriptive epidemiology
5 Introduction to epidemiological study design
6 Experimental Investigation
7 Observational cohort studies
8 State control studies
9 Epidemiological research error
10 Cancer recognition and screening
11 Survival analysis
12 Current life tables
13 An overview
14 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Epidemiology Kept Simple: An Introduction to Traditional and Modern Epidemiology, 3rd Edition.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Making theoretical lessons, Preparing for exam, homework preparation, laboratory practice

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.50+ FIN* 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.50+ RST* 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)

hulya.ellidokuz@deu.edu.tr 0 232 4125889/5801

Office Hours

Tuesday 12.30-13.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 15 3 45
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 2 20
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparing assignments 5 10 50
Preparing presentations 5 10 50
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 197

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.15555
LO.25555
LO.35555
LO.45555
LO.55555