Information Of Programmes

FACULTY OF LETTERS & SCIENCE / COG 410 - GEOGRAPHY

Code: COG 410

Course Title: MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY

Theoretical+Practice: 3+0

ECTS: 3

Year/Semester of Study

4 / Spring Semester

Level of Course

1st Cycle Degree Programme

Type of Course

Optional

Department

GEOGRAPHY

Pre-requisities and Co-requisites

None

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Teaching Period

14 Weeks

Name of Lecturer

AYSEL KEKİLLİOĞLU (akekillioglu@nevsehir.edu.tr)

Name of Lecturer(s)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Objectives of the Course

.The aim of this course is to provide students with basic information about medical geography as a sub-discipline of geography, dealing with the geographical dimension of health and health systems. In the course, information will be given with practical examples about the two basic approaches in medical geography, the ecological approach and the social approach. Since medical geography is a multidisciplinary field, its relationship with other disciplines will be emphasized.

Learning Outcomes		PO	MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1	.	PO-1 Cografya biliminde kuramsal ve uygulamali bilgilere sahip olma PO-7 Mekan ve mekani olusturan fiziki ve beseri unsurlar arasinda iliski kurabilme ve bu iliskileri yorumlayabilme becerisi PO-2 Cografya biliminin temel terimlerini kavrama ve cografi terminolojiyi yerinde kullanabilme.	Examination
LO-2	.	PO-4 Insan-mekan etkilesiminin tespitinde yararlanilan baslica arastirma yontem ve tekniklerini kullanabilme, bu etkilesimin ifadesinde kullanilan gorsel araclari (tablo, grafik, harita) vb hazirlayabilme ve gerekli arac gerecleri yazilimlari kullabilme PO-7 Mekan ve mekani olusturan fiziki ve beseri unsurlar arasinda iliski kurabilme ve bu iliskileri yorumlayabilme becerisi	Examination
LO-3	.	PO-8 Sahip oldugu bilgi ve becerileri laboratuvar ve arazi çalismalari ile bütünlestirebilme PO-12 Bireysel calisma becerisi ve bagimsiz karar verebilme yetisine sahip olarak fikirlerini sözlü ve yazili ifade ederek iletisim kurabilme PO-13 Toplumsal sorumluluk ve mesleki etik bilinciyle yasadigi sosyal çevre için mesleki proje ve etkinlikler planlayabilme ve uygulayabilme.	Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
.Definition and components of Medical Geography Historical development of Medical Geography Spatial epidemiology Geography of Health Systems Spatial analysis of diseases
Weekly Course Content
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16	final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1	Meade, S. M., and Emch, M, 2010, Medical Geography, Third Edition, Guilford Pres.
2	Brown, T., McLafferty, S., and Moon, G., 2010, A Companion to Health and Medical Geography, Blackwell Pub.
3	Khan, O., 2003, Geographic Information Systems and Health Applications, Idea Publishing.
4	Maheswaran, R., and Craglia, M., 2004, GIS in Public Health Practise, CRC Pres.
Required Course instruments and materials
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Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment	Week	Hours	Weight(%)
mid-term exam	8	1	40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam	16	1	60

Student Work Load
Type of Work	Weekly Hours	Number of Weeks	Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice)	3	14	42
Outside Class
a) Reading	3	2	6
b) Search in internet/Library	3	2	6
c) Performance Project			0
d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report			0
e) Term paper/Project			0
Oral Examination			0
Quiz			0
Laboratory exam			0
Own study for mid-term exam	4	3	12
mid-term exam	1	1	1
Own study for final exam	6	4	24
final exam	1	1	1
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Total work load;			92