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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
TDS 2327	BIOSTATISTICS	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	3

Offered By

Medical Documentation and Secretariat

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AYLA AÇIKGÖZ

Offered to

Medical Documentation and Secretariat

Course Objective

This course aims to keep statistical records in health institutions, to create the basic statistical culture required for health sciences, and to teach basic statistics and analysis to be used in the field of health in the necessary content for medical secretariat candidates.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Explain the use of biostatistics in health services.
2	Defines the basic concepts of biostatistics.
3	Knows which statistics can be used by using the data emerging in health services.
4	Knows frequency distributions and descriptive criteria.
5	Knows which significance test will be used in the statistical evaluation of a research in the field of health.
6	Can present health care data and research data by making tables and graphs.

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 and resources. What is Statistics
2	Definition of Biostatistics, Importance of Biostatistics in Healthcare
3	Basic Statistical Concepts
4	Classification of Data
5	Research Planning
6	Research Types
7	Descriptive Research
8	Midterm exam
9	Analytical Research
10	Sample Selection and Sampling Methods
11	Parametric Tests
12	Nonparametric Tests
13	Introduction to Statistical Relationship Analysis - Correlation and Regression
14	Presentation of statistical results in tables
15	Presentation of statistical results in graphics

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Aksakoğlu G. Sağlıkta Araştırma ve Çözümleme, Meta Yayınları, Izmir, 2013.
2. Aksakoğlu G. Sağlıkta Araştırma Teknikleri ve Analiz Yöntemleri, Izmir: D.E.Ü Rektörlük Matbaası, 2001.
3. Sümbüloğlu K, Sümbüloğlu V. Biyoistatistik, Ankara: Hatiboğlu Yayınevi, 1998.
4. Sümbüloğlu K, Sümbüloğlu V, Akyüz K. Anket Yöntemi ile Bilimsel Araştırma, Ankara: Songür Yayıncılık, 2005.
5. Sümbüloğlu V, Sümbüloğlu K. Klinik ve Saha Araştırmalarında Örnekleme Yöntemleri ve Örneklem Büyüklüğü, Ankara, 2005.
6. Güler F. Istatistik Metotları ve Uygulamaları, 3.Basım, Istanbul, Beta Yayınları, 2012.
7. Serper Ö. Uygulamalı Istatistik, 7.Baskı, Bursa, Ezgi Kitabevi, 2014.
8. Turanlı M. Selahattin Güriş: Temel Istatistik, Genişletilmiş 2.Basım, Istanbul, Der Yayınları, 2005.
9. Gürsakal N. Betimsel Istatistik, 7. Baskı, Bursa, Dora Yayınları, 2012.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturer presentations, question-answer, discussion, sample applications of statistics in SPSS database, examination of research samples from the field

Assessment Methods

To be announced!

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Midterm 50% + Final 50% + MAKE-UP

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The course is held and evaluated within the framework of SHMYO Teaching and Examination Practice Principles.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Doç. Dr. Ayla AÇIKGÖZ
e-mail: ayla.acikgoz@deu.edu.tr
Tel: 0232 4124738

Office Hours

Tuesday: 13:00 - 13:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	14	2	28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	14	2	28
Preparation for midterm exam	1	8	8
Preparation for final exam	1	9	9
Midterm	1	1	1
Final	1	1	1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.8	PO.15
LO.1	2
LO.2	2			2
LO.3			5
LO.4		2	5
LO.5	2			1
LO.6				1

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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