Course Description
| Course | Code | Semester | T+P (Hour) | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEALTH TOURISM | - | Spring Semester | 2+0 | 2 | 3 |
| Course Program |
| Prerequisites Courses | |
| Recommended Elective Courses |
| Language of Course | Turkish |
| Course Level | First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
| Course Type | Elective |
| Course Coordinator | Prof.Dr. Yeter USLU |
| Name of Lecturer(s) | Assist.Prof. Uygar ÜSTÜN |
| Assistant(s) | Resc. Asst. Yaşar Gökalp |
| Aim | The purpose of the course is to get acquainted with concepts related to health tourism, to analyze the development of health tourism, to evaluate health tourism industry, in Turkey and the world. |
| Course Content | This course contains; The concept of health tourism,Global health tourism and the reverse flow concept,Health Tourism as an Industry,Management of the Treatment process,Customer expectations in health tourism, popular areas of services tourists seek,Tourist helath, quality, security and risk in health tourism,Legal and ethical issues in health tourism,Health tourism in terms of economic, social and institutional point of view,Impacts on system: Source country,Impacts on system: Target country,Health tourism in Turkey: A general framework and medical tourism,Health tourism in Turkey: Thermal tourism, disabled and senior tourism,Health Tourism in Europe and MENA region,Health Tourism in America and Asia regions. |
| Dersin Öğrenme Kazanımları | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| 1.Describes concepts and features about health tourism. | 10, 16, 9 | A, E |
| 2.Explains the development of health tourism and underlying reasons. | 10, 16, 9 | A |
| 3.Discusses health tourism industry and legal regulations in force. | 16, 9 | A |
| 4.Analyzes health tourism in Turkey and the world. | 10, 14, 9 | E |
| 5.Investigates health tourism market, industry and treatment processes in Turkey and lists strenghts and weaknesses of Turkey. | 10, 16, 9 | A |
| 6.Explains the effects of health tourism for source and target countries at system level. | 10, 13, 16, 9 | A, E |
| 7.Analyzes important political and ethical issues regarding health tourism practices. | 10, 13, 16, 9 | A, E |
| Teaching Methods: | 10: Discussion Method, 13: Case Study Method, 14: Self Study Method, 16: Question - Answer Technique, 9: Lecture Method |
| Assessment Methods: | A: Traditional Written Exam, E: Homework |
Course Outline
| Order | Subjects | Preliminary Work |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The concept of health tourism | Reading lecture notes |
| 2 | Global health tourism and the reverse flow concept | Reading lecture notes |
| 3 | Health Tourism as an Industry | Reading lecture notes |
| 4 | Management of the Treatment process | Reading lecture notes |
| 5 | Customer expectations in health tourism, popular areas of services tourists seek | Reading lecture notes |
| 6 | Tourist helath, quality, security and risk in health tourism | Reading lecture notes |
| 7 | Legal and ethical issues in health tourism | Reading lecture notes |
| 8 | Health tourism in terms of economic, social and institutional point of view | Reading lecture notes |
| 9 | Impacts on system: Source country | Reading lecture notes |
| 10 | Impacts on system: Target country | Reading lecture notes |
| 11 | Health tourism in Turkey: A general framework and medical tourism | Reading lecture notes |
| 12 | Health tourism in Turkey: Thermal tourism, disabled and senior tourism | Reading lecture notes |
| 13 | Health Tourism in Europe and MENA region | Reading lecture notes |
| 14 | Health Tourism in America and Asia regions | Reading lecture notes |
| Resources |
| Lecture notes, SATURK health tourism publications : http://www.saturk.gov.tr/yayinlar.html |
| Power point presentations |
Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
| Course Contribution to Program Qualifications | |||||||
| No | Program Qualification | Contribution Level | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | PQ-1. Learns the national health conditions and the development, implementation and performance evaluation of appropriate health policies, as well as the theoretical and practical knowledge of organization and management of the health sector. | X | |||||
| 2 | PQ-2. Uses theoretical and practical knowledge on business world and management with a critical approach to plan, organize and lead health and health service providers at national and international level. | X | |||||
| 3 | PQ-3. Identifies the relevant job roles in subdivisions of health system organizations and learns about their duties and responsibilities. | X | |||||
| 4 | PQ-4. Knows the social, environmental and behavioral factors related to the development of public and individual health. | X | |||||
| 5 | PQ-5. Applies the knowledge and skills on management of health institutions to manage the functions such as management, production, human resources, finance, accounting, marketing, patient and public relations, quality and patient safety, occupational health and safety, information technologies. | X | |||||
| 6 | PQ-6. Analyzes the information on health management scientifically and interprets their results, creates innovative, ethical, socially responsible and sustainable solutions, by using quantitative, qualitative techniques and digital technology innovatively for problem solving and exploiting opportunities in health management. | X | |||||
| 7 | PQ-7. Decide independently and demonstrates leadership qualities in identifying health management problems, develops proposals for solutions, applies them effectively and efficiently and assesses outcomes. | X | |||||
| 8 | PQ-8. Takes responsibility as an individual and/or team member to solve the problems encountered in managing health institutions. | X | |||||
| 9 | PQ-9. Evaluates the personality, culture and behavioral characteristics of the health institutions’ employees and directs them towards the aims of the institution. | ||||||
| 10 | PQ-10. Decides on and applies different ways of accessing information. | X | |||||
| 11 | PQ-11. Continuously develops their professional knowledge and skills; open to change, innovation, entrepreneurship and lifelong learning. | X | |||||
| 12 | PQ-12. Shares the views and suggestions on health management issues in writing and orally with stakeholders and communicates effectively with colleagues using an English level of at least European Language Portfolio B1 General. | X | |||||
| 13 | PQ-13. Solves problems using effective communication methods, has the ability to use the language in written and oral communication in a correct and proper manner using the terminology of health institutions. | X | |||||
| 14 | PQ-14. Uses information and communication technologies and computer software at least at the European Computer Use License level. | ||||||
| 15 | PQ-15. Yönetim felsefesini ve yönetimin fonksiyonlarını her bir birime uygun olacak biçimde yönetim uygulamalarına yansıtır. | ||||||
| 16 | PQ-16. Birey olarak dış görünüm olumlu tutum ve davranışlarıyla kuruma örnek olur; sürekli gelişme ve değişime açıktır. | X | |||||
| 17 | PQ-17. Sağlık yönetimi ile ilgili hukuki düzenlemeler ile toplumsal, bilimsel, mesleki etik ilkelere uygun, ülke ya da dünya genelinde genel sağlık sorunlarına duyarlı davranır, çözüm önerilerini yorumlar ve değerlendirir. | X | |||||
Assessment Methods
| Contribution Level | Absolute Evaluation | |
| Rate of Midterm Exam to Success | 20 | |
| Rate of Final Exam to Success | 80 | |
| Total | 100 | |
| ECTS / Workload Table | ||||||
| Activities | Number of | Duration(Hour) | Total Workload(Hour) | |||
| Course Hours | 14 | 2 | 28 | |||
| Guided Problem Solving | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Resolution of Homework Problems and Submission as a Report | 1 | 8 | 8 | |||
| Term Project | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Presentation of Project / Seminar | 1 | 6 | 6 | |||
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Midterm Exam | 1 | 18 | 18 | |||
| General Exam | 1 | 32 | 32 | |||
| Performance Task, Maintenance Plan | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total Workload(Hour) | 92 | |||||
| Dersin AKTS Kredisi = Toplam İş Yükü (Saat)/30*=(92/30) | 3 | |||||
| ECTS of the course: 30 hours of work is counted as 1 ECTS credit. | ||||||
Detail Informations of the Course
Course Description
| Course | Code | Semester | T+P (Hour) | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEALTH TOURISM | - | Spring Semester | 2+0 | 2 | 3 |
| Course Program |
| Prerequisites Courses | |
| Recommended Elective Courses |
| Language of Course | Turkish |
| Course Level | First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
| Course Type | Elective |
| Course Coordinator | Prof.Dr. Yeter USLU |
| Name of Lecturer(s) | Assist.Prof. Uygar ÜSTÜN |
| Assistant(s) | Resc. Asst. Yaşar Gökalp |
| Aim | The purpose of the course is to get acquainted with concepts related to health tourism, to analyze the development of health tourism, to evaluate health tourism industry, in Turkey and the world. |
| Course Content | This course contains; The concept of health tourism,Global health tourism and the reverse flow concept,Health Tourism as an Industry,Management of the Treatment process,Customer expectations in health tourism, popular areas of services tourists seek,Tourist helath, quality, security and risk in health tourism,Legal and ethical issues in health tourism,Health tourism in terms of economic, social and institutional point of view,Impacts on system: Source country,Impacts on system: Target country,Health tourism in Turkey: A general framework and medical tourism,Health tourism in Turkey: Thermal tourism, disabled and senior tourism,Health Tourism in Europe and MENA region,Health Tourism in America and Asia regions. |
| Dersin Öğrenme Kazanımları | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| 1.Describes concepts and features about health tourism. | 10, 16, 9 | A, E |
| 2.Explains the development of health tourism and underlying reasons. | 10, 16, 9 | A |
| 3.Discusses health tourism industry and legal regulations in force. | 16, 9 | A |
| 4.Analyzes health tourism in Turkey and the world. | 10, 14, 9 | E |
| 5.Investigates health tourism market, industry and treatment processes in Turkey and lists strenghts and weaknesses of Turkey. | 10, 16, 9 | A |
| 6.Explains the effects of health tourism for source and target countries at system level. | 10, 13, 16, 9 | A, E |
| 7.Analyzes important political and ethical issues regarding health tourism practices. | 10, 13, 16, 9 | A, E |
| Teaching Methods: | 10: Discussion Method, 13: Case Study Method, 14: Self Study Method, 16: Question - Answer Technique, 9: Lecture Method |
| Assessment Methods: | A: Traditional Written Exam, E: Homework |
Course Outline
| Order | Subjects | Preliminary Work |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The concept of health tourism | Reading lecture notes |
| 2 | Global health tourism and the reverse flow concept | Reading lecture notes |
| 3 | Health Tourism as an Industry | Reading lecture notes |
| 4 | Management of the Treatment process | Reading lecture notes |
| 5 | Customer expectations in health tourism, popular areas of services tourists seek | Reading lecture notes |
| 6 | Tourist helath, quality, security and risk in health tourism | Reading lecture notes |
| 7 | Legal and ethical issues in health tourism | Reading lecture notes |
| 8 | Health tourism in terms of economic, social and institutional point of view | Reading lecture notes |
| 9 | Impacts on system: Source country | Reading lecture notes |
| 10 | Impacts on system: Target country | Reading lecture notes |
| 11 | Health tourism in Turkey: A general framework and medical tourism | Reading lecture notes |
| 12 | Health tourism in Turkey: Thermal tourism, disabled and senior tourism | Reading lecture notes |
| 13 | Health Tourism in Europe and MENA region | Reading lecture notes |
| 14 | Health Tourism in America and Asia regions | Reading lecture notes |
| Resources |
| Lecture notes, SATURK health tourism publications : http://www.saturk.gov.tr/yayinlar.html |
| Power point presentations |
Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
| Course Contribution to Program Qualifications | |||||||
| No | Program Qualification | Contribution Level | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | PQ-1. Learns the national health conditions and the development, implementation and performance evaluation of appropriate health policies, as well as the theoretical and practical knowledge of organization and management of the health sector. | X | |||||
| 2 | PQ-2. Uses theoretical and practical knowledge on business world and management with a critical approach to plan, organize and lead health and health service providers at national and international level. | X | |||||
| 3 | PQ-3. Identifies the relevant job roles in subdivisions of health system organizations and learns about their duties and responsibilities. | X | |||||
| 4 | PQ-4. Knows the social, environmental and behavioral factors related to the development of public and individual health. | X | |||||
| 5 | PQ-5. Applies the knowledge and skills on management of health institutions to manage the functions such as management, production, human resources, finance, accounting, marketing, patient and public relations, quality and patient safety, occupational health and safety, information technologies. | X | |||||
| 6 | PQ-6. Analyzes the information on health management scientifically and interprets their results, creates innovative, ethical, socially responsible and sustainable solutions, by using quantitative, qualitative techniques and digital technology innovatively for problem solving and exploiting opportunities in health management. | X | |||||
| 7 | PQ-7. Decide independently and demonstrates leadership qualities in identifying health management problems, develops proposals for solutions, applies them effectively and efficiently and assesses outcomes. | X | |||||
| 8 | PQ-8. Takes responsibility as an individual and/or team member to solve the problems encountered in managing health institutions. | X | |||||
| 9 | PQ-9. Evaluates the personality, culture and behavioral characteristics of the health institutions’ employees and directs them towards the aims of the institution. | ||||||
| 10 | PQ-10. Decides on and applies different ways of accessing information. | X | |||||
| 11 | PQ-11. Continuously develops their professional knowledge and skills; open to change, innovation, entrepreneurship and lifelong learning. | X | |||||
| 12 | PQ-12. Shares the views and suggestions on health management issues in writing and orally with stakeholders and communicates effectively with colleagues using an English level of at least European Language Portfolio B1 General. | X | |||||
| 13 | PQ-13. Solves problems using effective communication methods, has the ability to use the language in written and oral communication in a correct and proper manner using the terminology of health institutions. | X | |||||
| 14 | PQ-14. Uses information and communication technologies and computer software at least at the European Computer Use License level. | ||||||
| 15 | PQ-15. Yönetim felsefesini ve yönetimin fonksiyonlarını her bir birime uygun olacak biçimde yönetim uygulamalarına yansıtır. | ||||||
| 16 | PQ-16. Birey olarak dış görünüm olumlu tutum ve davranışlarıyla kuruma örnek olur; sürekli gelişme ve değişime açıktır. | X | |||||
| 17 | PQ-17. Sağlık yönetimi ile ilgili hukuki düzenlemeler ile toplumsal, bilimsel, mesleki etik ilkelere uygun, ülke ya da dünya genelinde genel sağlık sorunlarına duyarlı davranır, çözüm önerilerini yorumlar ve değerlendirir. | X | |||||
Assessment Methods
| Contribution Level | Absolute Evaluation | |
| Rate of Midterm Exam to Success | 20 | |
| Rate of Final Exam to Success | 80 | |
| Total | 100 | |