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Course Unit Title Course Unit Code Type of Course Unit Level of Course Unit Year of Study Semester ECTS Credits
Health Communication HIT132 Elective Master's degree 1 Spring 5

Name of Lecturer(s)

Associate Prof. Dr. Zeynep Benan DONDURUCU

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1) Define the concepts of health and health communication.
2) Recognize health systems and compare them.
3) Evaluate the needs of health communication.
4) Disscuss health literacy.
5) Plan health communication in public health institutions.
6) Plan health communication in private health institutions.

Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

  Program Competencies
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Learning Outcomes
1 High Middle High High High No relation High Middle Middle
2 Middle Middle High Middle High Middle Middle Low Low
3 Middle Middle Middle No relation High High High Middle Middle
4 No relation Middle Middle Middle High Middle Low Middle Middle
5 High Middle Middle No relation High Middle Low Middle Middle
6 Middle Middle Low No relation Middle Middle No relation No relation Low

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Not Required

Course Contents

Types of health communication, health systems, examination of health communication and health communication cases.

Weekly Schedule

1) What is health communication?
2) What is the health care systems? National and international health organizations
3) Why is health communication necessary?
4) Health communication studies in public health institutions
5) Examples and works of health communication studies in public health institutions
6) Health communication efforts in private health institutions and health-related prohibitions
7) Health communication studies and examples in private health institutions-continue -
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Health communication studies and examples in private health institutions -continue 2
10) The health communication strategies in private health institutions
11) The health communication strategies in private health institutions -continue
12) Differences in public and private health care providers
13) Similarities in public and private health care providers- continue
14) Health literacy
15) Homework presentations of students
16) Final examination

Recommended or Required Reading

1- .

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Group Study
5) Problem Solving


Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade

30%

Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade

70%

Total

100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required