Course Description
Course | Code | Semester | T+P (Hour) | Credit | ECTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SOCIAL SCIENCES for HEALTH | - | 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 | Assist.Prof. Sayra LOTFİ |
Name of Lecturer(s) | Assist.Prof. Sayra LOTFİ |
Assistant(s) | Research Assistant Yaşar Gökalp |
Aim | To analyse the relation between the theoretical and practical working areas of health sciences and social sciences and the change in health concept as a result of implementing the perspectives, concepts and methods of social sciences to health sciences. |
Course Content | This course contains; Introduction,Health, Illness and the Body,Social Determinants of Health,Health and Power,Inequalities in Health,Gender and Health,Labor, Work Safety and Health,Health and New Biotechnologies,Traditional and Modern Health Approaches,Health and Illness Narratives,Popular Culture Representations of Health and Illness,Health Policies,Globalization and Health,General Overview. |
Dersin Öğrenme Kazanımları | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
At the end of this course, the student: | ||
1. Discuss approaches, concepts and methods of health sciences and social sciences. | 16, 9 | A |
2. They question the concepts of health, illness, rights and inequalities. | 16, 9 | A |
3. Interrogate the health policies and the health power relation. | 16, 9 | A |
4. Expresses the relation of health with the culture and environment. | 16, 9 | A |
5. Distinguish the health concept and perspective that changes through methods of social sciences. | 16, 9 | A |
6. Recognize the relationship between anthropology, sociology, demography and health. | 16, 9 | A |
7. Discuss and compare traditional and modern health approaches. | 16, 9 | A |
8. Question the relation between contemporary social issues and health. | 16, 9 | A |
9. Analyze how new technologies and the globalizing world affect the health concept. | 16, 9 | A |
10. Discusses approaches to different health issues, taking into account the social and cultural dimensions of health. | 16, 9 | A |
11. Discuss the interaction of health and illness with analytical categories such as gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation and social class. ss. | 16, 9 | A |
12. Questions about the causes and dimensions of inequality in health. | 16, 9 | A |
13. Discuss the examples of different countries. | 16, 9 | A |
14. Question the representations of health and disease in art and popular culture and their meanings. | 16, 9 | A |
Teaching Methods: | 16: Question - Answer Technique, 9: Lecture Method |
Assessment Methods: | A: Traditional Written Exam |
Course Outline
Order | Subjects | Preliminary Work |
---|---|---|
1 | Introduction | Reading lecture notes |
2 | Health, Illness and the Body | Reading lecture notes |
3 | Social Determinants of Health | Reading lecture notes |
4 | Health and Power | Reading lecture notes |
5 | Inequalities in Health | Reading lecture notes |
6 | Gender and Health | Reading lecture notes |
7 | Labor, Work Safety and Health | Reading lecture notes |
8 | Health and New Biotechnologies | Reading lecture notes |
9 | Traditional and Modern Health Approaches | Reading lecture notes |
10 | Health and Illness Narratives | Reading lecture notes |
11 | Popular Culture Representations of Health and Illness | Reading lecture notes |
12 | Health Policies | Reading lecture notes |
13 | Globalization and Health | Reading lecture notes |
14 | General Overview | Reading lecture notes |
Resources |
Lecture notes, Powerpoint presentations, Relevant web pages |
1. Marmot, M., & Wilkinson, R. G. (Eds.). (2009). Sağlığın Sosyal Belirleyicileri. İstanbul: İnsev Yayınları. 2. Özbay, C., Terzioğlu, A., & Yasin, Y. (Eds.). (2011). Neoliberalizm ve Mahremiyet: Türkiye’de Beden, Sağlık ve Cinsellik. Istanbul: Metis Yayınevi. 3. Sanal, A. (2013). Yeni Organlar Yeni Hayatlar: Organ Nakli, Ahlak ve Ekonomi. İstanbul: Metis Yayınevi. 4. Sezgin, D. (2011). Tibbileştirilen Yaşam Bireyselleştirilen Sağlık. İstanbul: Ayrıntı. |
Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
Course Contribution to Program Qualifications | |||||||
No | Program Qualification | Contribution Level | |||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
1 | PQ-1. Acquires knowledge of social work theory and practice fields. | X | |||||
2 | PQ-2. Gains communication skills and knowledge. | X | |||||
3 | PQ-3. Obtains information about management and processes. | X | |||||
4 | PQ-4. Understands professional ethics, principles and values. | X | |||||
5 | PQ-5. Uses required computer software, communication technologies and a foreign language. | ||||||
6 | PQ-6. Acquires the skills of planning and developing for social policy and solving social problems with scientific data and evidence. | X | |||||
7 | PQ-7. Improves skills for interpreting, synthesizing and using the knowledge gained from different disciplines to solve complex social problems. | X | |||||
8 | PQ-8. Develops competency to cooperate with other occupations and disciplines for developing services in teamwork and individual responsibility. | X | |||||
9 | PQ- 9. Able to use methods and techniques to reach results of research and professional literature to follow and interpret in social work. | X | |||||
10 | PQ-10. Able to evaluate, criticize, analyze and synthesize the knowledge and skills acquired in the field. | X | |||||
11 | PQ-11. Gains ability and competence to set goals for self-development of his area, to apply appropriate strategies for selected targets, to follow actual info and developments, to trace and evaluate the state of the projects for his goals. | X | |||||
12 | PQ-12. Capable to practice social work and train client groups on the basis of similarities and differences by recognizing the positive value of the differences. | X | |||||
13 | PQ-13. Learns the effects of the social and cultural environment on human behavior and considers this effect in social work practice. | X | |||||
14 | PQ-14. Able to perform Planned Changing Process (contact, diagnosis and assessment, planning, implementation, application, evaluation, termination, feedback and monitoring). | X |
Assessment Methods
Contribution Level | Absolute Evaluation | |
Rate of Midterm Exam to Success | 40 | |
Rate of Final Exam to Success | 60 | |
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 | 2 | 8 | 16 | |||
Term Project | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Presentation of Project / Seminar | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Quiz | 4 | 1 | 4 | |||
Midterm Exam | 1 | 16 | 16 | |||
General Exam | 1 | 26 | 26 | |||
Performance Task, Maintenance Plan | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total Workload(Hour) | 90 | |||||
Dersin AKTS Kredisi = Toplam İş Yükü (Saat)/30*=(90/30) | 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SOCIAL SCIENCES for HEALTH | - | 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 | Assist.Prof. Sayra LOTFİ |
Name of Lecturer(s) | Assist.Prof. Sayra LOTFİ |
Assistant(s) | Research Assistant Yaşar Gökalp |
Aim | To analyse the relation between the theoretical and practical working areas of health sciences and social sciences and the change in health concept as a result of implementing the perspectives, concepts and methods of social sciences to health sciences. |
Course Content | This course contains; Introduction,Health, Illness and the Body,Social Determinants of Health,Health and Power,Inequalities in Health,Gender and Health,Labor, Work Safety and Health,Health and New Biotechnologies,Traditional and Modern Health Approaches,Health and Illness Narratives,Popular Culture Representations of Health and Illness,Health Policies,Globalization and Health,General Overview. |
Dersin Öğrenme Kazanımları | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
At the end of this course, the student: | ||
1. Discuss approaches, concepts and methods of health sciences and social sciences. | 16, 9 | A |
2. They question the concepts of health, illness, rights and inequalities. | 16, 9 | A |
3. Interrogate the health policies and the health power relation. | 16, 9 | A |
4. Expresses the relation of health with the culture and environment. | 16, 9 | A |
5. Distinguish the health concept and perspective that changes through methods of social sciences. | 16, 9 | A |
6. Recognize the relationship between anthropology, sociology, demography and health. | 16, 9 | A |
7. Discuss and compare traditional and modern health approaches. | 16, 9 | A |
8. Question the relation between contemporary social issues and health. | 16, 9 | A |
9. Analyze how new technologies and the globalizing world affect the health concept. | 16, 9 | A |
10. Discusses approaches to different health issues, taking into account the social and cultural dimensions of health. | 16, 9 | A |
11. Discuss the interaction of health and illness with analytical categories such as gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation and social class. ss. | 16, 9 | A |
12. Questions about the causes and dimensions of inequality in health. | 16, 9 | A |
13. Discuss the examples of different countries. | 16, 9 | A |
14. Question the representations of health and disease in art and popular culture and their meanings. | 16, 9 | A |
Teaching Methods: | 16: Question - Answer Technique, 9: Lecture Method |
Assessment Methods: | A: Traditional Written Exam |
Course Outline
Order | Subjects | Preliminary Work |
---|---|---|
1 | Introduction | Reading lecture notes |
2 | Health, Illness and the Body | Reading lecture notes |
3 | Social Determinants of Health | Reading lecture notes |
4 | Health and Power | Reading lecture notes |
5 | Inequalities in Health | Reading lecture notes |
6 | Gender and Health | Reading lecture notes |
7 | Labor, Work Safety and Health | Reading lecture notes |
8 | Health and New Biotechnologies | Reading lecture notes |
9 | Traditional and Modern Health Approaches | Reading lecture notes |
10 | Health and Illness Narratives | Reading lecture notes |
11 | Popular Culture Representations of Health and Illness | Reading lecture notes |
12 | Health Policies | Reading lecture notes |
13 | Globalization and Health | Reading lecture notes |
14 | General Overview | Reading lecture notes |
Resources |
Lecture notes, Powerpoint presentations, Relevant web pages |
1. Marmot, M., & Wilkinson, R. G. (Eds.). (2009). Sağlığın Sosyal Belirleyicileri. İstanbul: İnsev Yayınları. 2. Özbay, C., Terzioğlu, A., & Yasin, Y. (Eds.). (2011). Neoliberalizm ve Mahremiyet: Türkiye’de Beden, Sağlık ve Cinsellik. Istanbul: Metis Yayınevi. 3. Sanal, A. (2013). Yeni Organlar Yeni Hayatlar: Organ Nakli, Ahlak ve Ekonomi. İstanbul: Metis Yayınevi. 4. Sezgin, D. (2011). Tibbileştirilen Yaşam Bireyselleştirilen Sağlık. İstanbul: Ayrıntı. |
Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
Course Contribution to Program Qualifications | |||||||
No | Program Qualification | Contribution Level | |||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
1 | PQ-1. Acquires knowledge of social work theory and practice fields. | X | |||||
2 | PQ-2. Gains communication skills and knowledge. | X | |||||
3 | PQ-3. Obtains information about management and processes. | X | |||||
4 | PQ-4. Understands professional ethics, principles and values. | X | |||||
5 | PQ-5. Uses required computer software, communication technologies and a foreign language. | ||||||
6 | PQ-6. Acquires the skills of planning and developing for social policy and solving social problems with scientific data and evidence. | X | |||||
7 | PQ-7. Improves skills for interpreting, synthesizing and using the knowledge gained from different disciplines to solve complex social problems. | X | |||||
8 | PQ-8. Develops competency to cooperate with other occupations and disciplines for developing services in teamwork and individual responsibility. | X | |||||
9 | PQ- 9. Able to use methods and techniques to reach results of research and professional literature to follow and interpret in social work. | X | |||||
10 | PQ-10. Able to evaluate, criticize, analyze and synthesize the knowledge and skills acquired in the field. | X | |||||
11 | PQ-11. Gains ability and competence to set goals for self-development of his area, to apply appropriate strategies for selected targets, to follow actual info and developments, to trace and evaluate the state of the projects for his goals. | X | |||||
12 | PQ-12. Capable to practice social work and train client groups on the basis of similarities and differences by recognizing the positive value of the differences. | X | |||||
13 | PQ-13. Learns the effects of the social and cultural environment on human behavior and considers this effect in social work practice. | X | |||||
14 | PQ-14. Able to perform Planned Changing Process (contact, diagnosis and assessment, planning, implementation, application, evaluation, termination, feedback and monitoring). | X |
Assessment Methods
Contribution Level | Absolute Evaluation | |
Rate of Midterm Exam to Success | 40 | |
Rate of Final Exam to Success | 60 | |
Total | 100 |