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Description of Individual Course Units| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | SAK112B | Health Economics | Compulsory | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| | Level of Course Unit | | Short Cycle | | Objectives of the Course | | The aim of this course; the application of economic concepts, principles and methods to the health sector and to provide basic information about the fields related to health economics. | | Name of Lecturer(s) | | Öğr. Gör. Ömer ALTAY | | Learning Outcomes | | 1 | Interprets the necessary concepts and relationships in health economics, creates job descriptions. | | 2 | Knows the process of health economics activity, makes different plans, implements and prevents waste. | | 3 | Knows global health policies and international organizations. | | 4 | Knows the components of health economics, drug production and marketing techniques and international market structure. | | 5 | Knows the general trends and structural transformations of Turkish health economy. |
| | Mode of Delivery | | Normal Education | | Prerequisites and co-requisities | | None | | Recommended Optional Programme Components | | None | | Course Contents | | The content of this course; demand and price in health services, demand and income, factors affecting demand, supply in health services, financing of health services, reimbursement methods in Turkey, factors affecting health expenditures, the role of the market and the state in the health sector, health economics, globalization and health policy, health economic evaluation in services, health economics and ethics, social responsibility and sustainability. | | Weekly Detailed Course Contents | |
| 1 | Introduction to health economics | None | None | | 2 | Demand in health care: demand and price in health care | None | None | | 3 | Demand in healthcare: Demand and income in healthcare | None | None | | 4 | Demand in health services: Other factors affecting demand in health services | None | None | | 5 | Supply in healthcare: Supply and price in healthcare, purpose of healthcare supply, cost of production process, efficiency, equity and equity | None | None | | 6 | Supply in healthcare: Cost of production, technology, quality, efficiency and access and ease of use in healthcare | None | None | | 7 | Supply in healthcare: Key actors in healthcare supply, Pharmaceutical Industry in Turkey | None | None | | 8 | Midterm exam | None | None | | 9 | Healthcare financing: Purpose, importance and functions, public and private funding methods | None | None | | 10 | Healthcare financing: Pooling and purchasing | None | None | | 11 | Refund methods in Turkey | None | None | | 12 | Factors affecting health expenditures, health expenditures in Turkey by years | None | None | | 13 | The role of the state and the market in the health sector: Market structures and validity in the health sector, reasons and forms of public involvement in the sector | None | None | | 14 | Health economics, globalization and health policy | None | None | | 15 | Economic evaluation in health services, the relationship between health economics and ethics, social responsibility and sustainability | None | None |
| | Recommended or Required Reading | | Health Economics Textbook Anadolu University | | Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods | | | Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | Turkish | | Work Placement(s) | | None |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Attending Lectures | 14 | 2 | 28 | | Question-Answer | 14 | 2 | 28 | | Self Study | 14 | 2 | 28 | | Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 2 | 7 | 14 | | Individual Study for Final Examination | 2 | 9 | 18 | |
| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes | | LO1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | | LO2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | | LO3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | | LO4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | LO5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| | * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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