FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES

Department of Health Management

ECON 140 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name
Introduction to Health Economics
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
ECON 140
Spring
3
0
3
6

Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Required
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course -
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
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;
  • Will be able to define basic economic tools
  • Will be able to apply economic tools and techniques to issues in health economics and health care
  • Will be able to search health economics literature in several broad areas outlined on the syllabus
  • Will be able describe the current problems in the medical care systems
  • Will be able to evaluate the economic aspects of medical care policy issues and reform proposals
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.

 



Course Category

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
Presentation / Jury
Project
1
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
1
30
Final Exam
1
40
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
2
60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
40
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Theoretical Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)
16
0
Study Hours Out of Class
16
3
48
Field Work
0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
0
Portfolio
0
Homework / Assignments
0
Presentation / Jury
0
Project
1
20
20
Seminar / Workshop
0
Oral Exam
0
Midterms
1
25
25
Final Exam
1
39
39
    Total
180

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able to acquire and use theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of health management.

2

To be able to create and use new information by integrating information in the field of health management with information from different disciplines

3

To be able to solve the problems that require expertise by using scientific research methods.

4

To be able to solve a problem in the field of health management by using appropriate problem solving techniques.

5

To be able to transfer the current developments in the field of health management with the data and to transfer them systematically to the groups in and out of the field in written, oral and visual form.

6

To be able to critically examine the norms governing corporate culture and organizational communication, to develop them and to take action to change them when necessary.

7

To be able to develop implementation plans in health management field and to evaluate the results within the framework of health services management quality processes.

8

To be able to act by considering social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the stages of data collection, interpretation and announcement while managing health institutions.

9

To be able to take responsibility as an individual and a team member in the problems encountered in the related field applications while managing health institutions.

10

To be able to plan and manage the activities of the employees whose under their responsibility while managing health institutions.

11

To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise.

12

To be able to collect data in the areas of “Health Management” and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language.

13

To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently.

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

 


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