Demography and Health
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Course Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes |
Program Learning Outcomes |
Teaching Methods |
Assessment Methods |
1) Gains knowledge about demographic concepts and learns the techniques of evaluating the nutritional status of the society. |
1,7,9 |
1,2,3 |
1,2,3,4 |
2) Gains knowledge about family planning, contraceptive methods (modern, hormonal, traditional), maternal and child health issues. |
1,7,9 |
1,2,3 |
1,2,3,4 |
3) Have information about the population structure, density, distribution and the policies carried out on these issues. |
1,7,9 |
1,2,3 |
1,2,3,4 |
4) Teaching how to apply anthropometric measurements and use them properly in studies. |
1,7,9 |
1,2,3 |
1,2,3,4 |
5) Aims to interpret the ecological factors, mortality and morbidity statistics. |
1,7,9 |
1,2,3 |
1,2,3,4 |
Course Flow
COURSE CONTENT |
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Week |
Topics |
Study Materials |
1 |
INTRODUCTION |
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2 |
DEFINITION OF DEMOGRAPHY AND HEALTH |
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3 |
NUTRITION TRANSITION |
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4 |
DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION MODEL I |
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5 |
DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION MODEL II |
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6 |
DEMOGRAPHY INDEX |
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7 |
FAMILY PLANNING & CONTRACEPTION METHODS I |
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8 |
FAMILY PLANNING & CONTRACEPTION METHODS II |
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9 |
POPULATION DENSITY AND DISTRIBUTION |
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10 |
MIDTERM |
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11 |
POPULATION STRUCTURE AND THEORIES |
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12 |
MIGRATION, URBANIZATION AND HEALTH |
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13 |
POPULATION STRUCTURE AND POLICIES OF TURKEY |
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14 |
OVERVIEW |
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15 |
OVERVIEW |
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Recommended Sources
RECOMMENDED SOURCES |
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Textbook |
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Additional Resources |
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Material Sharing
MATERIAL SHARING |
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Documents |
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Assignments |
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Exams |
Assessment
ASSESSMENT |
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IN-TERM STUDIES |
NUMBER |
PERCENTAGE |
Mid-terms |
1 |
100 |
Total |
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100 |
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE |
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60 |
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE |
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40 |
Total |
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100 |
Course’s Contribution to Program
COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM |
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No |
Program Learning Outcomes |
Contribution |
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2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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1 |
Knows chemical structures of nutrients and human nutrition under different conditions thoroughly and uses proper sources for implementation. |
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2 |
Gains expertise in the scientific researh methods. |
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x |
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3 |
Knows spesific nutritional requirements of children and adolescents, and performs the necessary action by evaluating this information in an analytical manner under individual and social conditions. |
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x |
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4 |
Applies professional ethics and legal regulations within the framework of nutrition and diet counseling. |
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x |
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5 |
Knows the nutritional requirements specific to the periods of pregnancy and lactation, and performs the necessary action by evaluating this information in an analytical manner under individual and social conditions. |
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x |
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6 |
Knows adulthood diseases requiring nutritional therapy and acts regarding those processes. |
x |
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7 |
Develops solutions for social nutrition problems and contributes to the development of plans and policies. |
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x |
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8 |
Gains abilitiy to communicate with his/her colleagues and applies the most appropriate and recent techniques in multi-disciplinary work. |
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x |
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9 |
Organizes activities aimed at improving nutritional status if necessary by determining the nutritional status of his/her environment. |
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x |
10 |
Develops himself/herself and creativity by following the developments in his/her profession and related technologies, and can take initiative when necessary. |
x |
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11 |
Knows the importance of food service systems institutions on human health and applies total quality management in production processes. |
x |
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ECTS
ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION |
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Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 15x Total course hours) |
15 |
2 |
30 |
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) |
14 |
3 |
42 |
Mid-terms |
1 |
10 |
10 |
Final examination |
1 |
12 |
12 |
Total Work Load |
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94 |
Total Work Load / 25 (h) |
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3,76 |
ECTS Credit of the Course |
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4 |