Erciyes University - Info Package

Course unit title	Level of course unit	Course unit code	Type of course unit	Semester of course unit	Local credit	ECTS credit	Syllabus
HEALTH ECONOMICS	Third cycle	İYB 401		7	2.00	2.00	Print

Description of course unit

Prerequisites and course requisities	None
Language of instruction	Turkish
Coordinator	Head of Department
Lecturer(s)	-
Teaching assitant(s)	-
Mode of delivery	Face to face
Course objective	The purpose of this course is that students learn about health economics.
Course description	Health and economy and their main definitions, health economics and historical development, demand and supply analysis,quality of life and health care services, health care expenditure, health care financing method

Course contents

1	Important concepts in health economics
2	Health and health status
3	Health economics and development
4	Supply and demand of health services
5	Health services market
6	The concept of sustainable development and health
7	Health care financing
8	Midterm Exam
9	Refund methods in healthcare
10	The health sector and economic planning
11	Economic evaluation techniques in healthcare
12	Analysis of Turkey''s health spending
13	Current issues and problems in the health sector
14	Final exam
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Learning outcomes of the course unit

1	To understand the health economics
2	To understand the basic goals of health service providers
3	To evaluate health care spending
4	Understanding the determinants of health policies
5	Interpret the use of medical technology
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*Contribution level of the course unit to the key learning outcomes

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Number of stars refer to level of contribution from 1 (the least) to 5 (the most)

Planned learning activities, teaching methods and ECTS work load

	Quantity	Time (hour)	Quantity*Time (hour)
Lectures (face to face teaching)	14	2	28
Study hours out of classroom (study before and after the class)	7	1	7
Homework	0	0	0
Presentation / seminar	0	0	0
Quiz	0	0	0
Preparation for midterm exams	3	2	6
Midterm exams	1	1	1
Project (term paper)	0	0	0
Laboratuar	0	0	0
Field study	0	0	0
Preparation for final exam	3	2	6
Final exam	1	1	1
Research	0	0	0
Total work load			49
ECTS			2.00

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation during semester	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homework	0	0
Semester total		40
Contribution ratio of evaluation during semester to success		40
Contribution ratio of final exam to success		60
General total		100

Recommended and required reading

Textbook	Çelik Y. Health Economics, Siyasal Kitabevi, 3th Edition, 2016
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