FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Department of Health Management
ECON 140 | Course Introduction and Application Information
Course Name |
Introduction to Health Economics
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
(hour/week) |
Application/Lab
(hour/week) |
Local Credits
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ECTS
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ECON 140
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Spring
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3
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0
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3
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6
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Prerequisites |
None
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Course Language |
English
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Course Type |
Required
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Course Level |
First Cycle
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Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | - | |||||
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Assistant(s) | - |
Course Objectives | This course aims to teach students how to use economic tools and theories in introduction level to examine potential problems in health and medical services. |
Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | The course provides an economic approach to the analysis of health and medical care markets. Topics covered include the production of health, the production and consumption of medical care, the relationship between health and wealth, the health workforce and the training of health professionals, social insurance and the organization of health insurance markets. |
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Core Courses | |
Major Area Courses | ||
Supportive Courses | ||
Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
1 | Main Concepts of Health Economics and Microeconomic Tools | Health Economics Ch. 1 |
2 | Main Concepts of Health Economics and Microeconomic Tools | Health Economics Ch. 1 |
3 | The Production of Health | Health Economics Ch. 2 & 3 |
4 | Demand for Medical Care | Health Economics Ch. 4 |
5 | Demand for Medical Care and Applications | Health Economics Ch. 5 |
6 | Demand for Medical Care and Applications | Health Economics Ch. 5 |
7 | Supply of Health Services | Health Economics Ch. 6 & 7 |
8 | Midterm Exam | |
9 | Supply of Health Services | Health Economics Ch. 8 & 9 |
10 | Review of Turkish Healthcare System and Global Comparison | |
11 | Review of Turkish Healthcare System and Global Comparison | |
12 | Introduction to Health Technologies Assessment (HTA) | |
13 | Applications of Healthcare Evaluations in the Healthcare Eco-system | |
14 | Review for Final Exam | |
15 | Review of the Semester | |
16 | Review of the Semester |
Course Notes/Textbooks | Health Economics, Second Edition by Frank A. Sloan and Chee-Ruey Hsieh. The MIT Press, 2016. |
Suggested Readings/Materials | Sönmez, Mustafa. (2011). Paran Kadar Sağlık Türkiye’de Sağlığın Ticarileşmesi. Yordam Kitap. The Handbook of Health Economics, Anthony J. Culyer and Joseph P. Newhouse, eds., Elsevier Science, 2000. |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | ||
Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments |
30
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Presentation / Jury | ||
Project |
1
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Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exams | ||
Midterm |
1
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30
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Final Exam |
1
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40
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Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
2
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60
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Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
1
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40
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Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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3
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48
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Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
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0
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Study Hours Out of Class |
16
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3
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48
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Field Work |
0
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Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
0
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Portfolio |
0
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Homework / Assignments |
0
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Presentation / Jury |
0
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Project |
1
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20
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20
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Seminar / Workshop |
0
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Oral Exam |
0
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Midterms |
1
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25
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25
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Final Exam |
1
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39
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39
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Total |
180
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
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2
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3
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4
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5
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1 | To be able to acquire and use theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of health management. |
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2 | To be able to create and use new information by integrating information in the field of health management with information from different disciplines |
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NEWS |ALL NEWS
HEALTH MANAGEMENT STUDENTS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE SEMESTER
Senior students of the Department of Health Management experienced their work environment at Medifema Hospital three days a week, within the scope