Correspondence and Reporting Techniques
Medical Documentation and Secretaryship
Vocational School of Kocaeli Health Services
Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Correspondence and Reporting Techniques | TDP127 | Compulsory | Associate degree | 1 | Fall | 4 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Yunus TAŞ
Lecturer Binnur TURAN
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Apply official correspondence rules of health care institutions.
2) Recognize an official letter, special writing and types of business letter.
3) Organize and writes a letter to hospitals and various types of reports.
4) Explain the importance of organizational communication in health care communications agencies.
5) Explain the confidentiality of judicial, administrative records and the need for standardization of written documents.
6) Makes documents filed and patient data storage, backup electronic media.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| 1 | No relation | Low | Low | Middle | High | High | Low | Low | |
| 2 | Low | Low | High | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | |
| 3 | Middle | Low | Middle | Middle | High | Middle | Low | Low | |
| 4 | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Low | Low | |
| 5 | Middle | Low | Low | Middle | High | High | Low | Low | |
| 6 | Middle | High | High | High | High | High | Low | Low | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
N/A
Course Contents
Legal process rules of official correspondence, The importance of corporate communication with correspondence, Privacy rules of official and legal documents, The importance of electronic report writing, paper filing systems, Terms of official texts shape, rules of business letter writing.
Weekly Schedule
1) The importance of organizational communication in health care settings correspondence.2) Official texts partitions.
3) Official correspondence rules.
4) Official texts and the treatment of remittal.
5) Official font types.
6) And implementation of custom writing business letters and writings.
7) Examples of documents used in public and private health institutions.
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Hospitals and health institutions in electronic correspondence.
10) Models of documents filed in the health institutions.
11) Storage and backup of data in electronic media.
12) Judicial and administrative confidentiality of records in health care.
13) Types of Reports and report health care institutions.
14) Reporting methods in health care settings.
15) Used in health institutions to ensure standardization of paper documents
16) Final examination
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Ayyıldız,F, Tutar, H. Örnekleriyle Mesleki Yazışma ve Rapor Hazırlama
Teknikleri, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara: 2008.
2- Ar, AF. Dosyalama Arşiv Resmi Yazışma Rapor Yazma Teknikleri, TODAİE
Yayını, Ankara: 1993.
3- Özcan, Cemil ve Genç, Metin, Türk Sağlık Mevzuatı, İmaj Matbaacılık, Ankara:
1998.
4- Dersle ilgili fotokopiler ve sunu dokümanları
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Drill and Practice
4) Group Study
5) Brain Storming
6) Self Study
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
40% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
60% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required