FACULTY OF BUSINESS

Department of Economics

GENS 310 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name
Community Oriented Primary Care
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
GENS 310
Fall/Spring
3
0
3
4

Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Service Course
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course -
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives At the end of this course; the students are expected to understand the importance of social determinants of health. The students are also expected to understand that Community Oriented Primary Care (COPC) is an important tool for the intervention on health and its determinants, to define the basic principles of COPC and to understand how to plan COPC programs for different health problems and its determinants.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • The students who succeeded in this course;
  • will be able to define the social determinants of health
  • will be able to define the important steps of COPC approach
  • will be able to explain how to characterize a community with its socioeconomical characteristics and health status
  • will be able to explain how to identify important social/health problems in COPC approach
  • will be able to explain how to evaluate the knowledge about the identified social/health problem
  • will be able to plan an intervention program for the identified social/health problem
Course Description The course includes COPC approach to tackle social/health problems.

 



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 Health Determinants Gofin J, Gofin R. Community Oriented Primary Care: Health Care for the 21st Century, Johns and Barlett, 2011 (Community health and its determinants p8-15)
2 Introduction to community oriented primary care (COPC) Gofin J, Gofin R. Community Oriented Primary Care: Health Care for the 21st Century, Johns and Barlett, 2011 (Community health and its determinants p8-15)
3 Community characterization Gofin J, Gofin R. Community Oriented Primary Care: Health Care for the 21st Century, Johns and Barlett, 2011 (Community health and its determinants p8-15)
4 Community characterization (group study) Gofin J, Gofin R. Community Oriented Primary Care: Health Care for the 21st Century, Johns and Barlett, 2011 (Community health and its determinants p8-15)
5 Identification of important health problems (lecture + group study) Gofin J, Gofin R. Community Oriented Primary Care: Health Care for the 21st Century, Johns and Barlett, 2011 (Community health and its determinants p8-15)
6 Evaluation the knowledge about the identified health problem Gofin J, Gofin R. Community Oriented Primary Care: Health Care for the 21st Century, Johns and Barlett, 2011 (Community health and its determinants p8-15)
7 Midterm
8 Evaluation the knowledge about the identified health problem (group study) Gofin J, Gofin R. Community Oriented Primary Care: Health Care for the 21st Century, Johns and Barlett, 2011 (Community health and its determinants p8-15)
9 Evaluation the knowledge about the identified health problem (group study) Gofin J, Gofin R. Community Oriented Primary Care: Health Care for the 21st Century, Johns and Barlett, 2011 (Community health and its determinants p8-15)
10 Planning an intervention program for the identified health problem Gofin J, Gofin R. Community Oriented Primary Care: Health Care for the 21st Century, Johns and Barlett, 2011 (Community health and its determinants p8-15)
11 Planning an intervention program for the identified health problem (group study) Gofin J, Gofin R. Community Oriented Primary Care: Health Care for the 21st Century, Johns and Barlett, 2011 (Community health and its determinants p8-15)
12 Evaluation the effectiveness of the planned intervention program Gofin J, Gofin R. Community Oriented Primary Care: Health Care for the 21st Century, Johns and Barlett, 2011 (Community health and its determinants p8-15)
13 Evaluation the effectiveness of the planned intervention program (group study) Gofin J, Gofin R. Community Oriented Primary Care: Health Care for the 21st Century, Johns and Barlett, 2011 (Community health and its determinants p8-15)
14 Presentation
15 Presentation
16 Review of the Semester

 

Course Notes/Textbooks
Suggested Readings/Materials

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
16
5
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
3
45
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
1
25
Final Exam
1
25
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
20
75
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
25
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
15
1
15
Field Work
0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
0
Portfolio
0
Homework / Assignments
3
5
15
Presentation / Jury
0
Project
0
Seminar / Workshop
0
Oral Exam
0
Midterms
1
5
5
Final Exam
1
5
5
    Total
88

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

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

To be able to acquire a sound knowledge of fundamental concepts, theories, principles and methods of investigation specific to the economic field.

2

To be able to apply adequate mathematical, econometric, statistical and data analysis models to process economic data and to implement scientific research for development of economic policies.

3

To be able to participate in academic, professional, regional, and global networks and to utilize these networks efficiently.

4

To be able to have adequate social responsibility with regards to the needs of the society and to organize the activities to influence social dynamics in line with social goals.

5

To be able to integrate the knowledge and training acquired during the university education with personal education and produce a synthesis of knowledge one requires.

6

To be able to evaluate his/her advance level educational needs and do necessary planning to fulfill those needs through the acquired capability to think analytically and critically.

7

To be able to acquire necessary skills to integrate social dynamics into economic process both as an input and an output.

8

To be able to link accumulated knowledge acquired during the university education with historical and cultural qualities of the society and be able to convey it to different strata of society.

9

To be able to take the responsibility as an individual and as a team member.

10

To be able to attain social, scientific and ethical values at the data collection, interpretation and dissemination stages of economic analysis.

11

To be able to collect data in economics and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1)

12

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

13

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

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

 


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