COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
RYS 1013 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY I ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Radioterapy

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR YAŞAR AYSUN MANISALIGIL

Offered to

Radioterapy

Course Objective

Upon completing this course, the students will be able to understand the word structure of the medical terms related to the basic systems of the human body, the reading of the letters, prefix and suffixes; will acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies necessary to distinguish, pronounce, write and use medical terms.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   They know how to read Latin letters and voices.
2   Can define word structure, root concept and suffixes.
3   They can know and use some types of terms, some general abbreviations and symbols.
4   Describe the anatomical planes and axes of the human body, joint movements.
5   Knows commonly used terms of normal human anatomical system and organs, tissues and senses.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Presentation of the goals of the medical terminology course
2 Definition of Terminology, Reading of Latin voices and letters
3 Word structure, roots, fusion, prefix-suffix concept
4 Prefixes
5 Suffixes
6 Abbreviations, Eponyms and uses
7 Anatomical planes and axes, Joint movements
8 Midterm Exam
9 Terms related to musculoskeletal system
10 Terms related to respiratory and circulatory systems
11 Terms related to digestive and endocrine systems
12 Terms related to the urogenital system
13 Terms related to the nervous system and sense organs
14 Emphasis on commonly used terms in the field of radiotherapy, feedback and evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

Utkan Kocatürk, Tıbbi Terimler Sözlüğü
MEGEP Büro Yönetimi ve Sekreterlik Tıbbi Terminoloji (Tedavi Hizmetleri)Ankara 2008
T.C. Anadolu Üniversitesi yayını no: 2525 Açıköğretim Fakültesi yayını no: 1496
Tıbbi Terminoloji Ders Kitabı
Other Materials:Lecture presentation notes, PP presentations

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, question and answer, discussion.

Assessment Methods

To be announced!

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Lecture, question and answer, discussion

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The course is conducted and evaluated within the framework of SHMYO Teaching and Examination Implementation Principles.
Participation in 70% of courses is mandatory.
Any copying action will result in the opening of a disciplinary investigation
The faculty reserves the right to conduct practical exams. The grades to be taken from these exams will be added to the midterm and final exam grades.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Öğ.Gör. Dr. Y.Aysun MANISALIGIL
e-mail: aysun.manisaligil@deu.edu.tr Tel: 0 232 412 4736

Office Hours

Within working hours, by appointment can be discussed.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for final exam 1 2 2
Preparing presentations 6 1 6
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 51

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.151
LO.251
LO.351
LO.45
LO.55

CONTACT INFORMATION
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