PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF HEALTH PROGRAMME COURSE DESCRIPTION

Code	Name of the Course Unit	Semester	In-Class Hours (T+P)	Credit	ECTS Credit
PER443	PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF HEALTH	7	3	3	6

GENERAL INFORMATION
Language of Instruction :	Turkish
Level of the Course Unit :	, TYY: + , EQF-LLL: , QF-EHEA:
Type of the Course :	Compulsory
Mode of Delivery of the Course Unit	-
Coordinator of the Course Unit
Instructor(s) of the Course Unit	Assist.Prof. NURTEN ELKİN
Course Prerequisite	No

OBJECTIVES AND CONTENTS
Objectives of the Course Unit:	The aim of this course is to gain knowledge about planning, implementation and evaluation of behavior change strategies in gaining healthy lifestyle behaviors.
Contents of the Course Unit:	Concepts of health protection and development, social and cultural factors affecting health and disease, behavior change process: decision making; the role of the nurse in the decision-making process, behavior change process: starting behavior, starting behavior techniques, maintaining behavior: behavioral techniques that enable the individual to maintain his / her behavior, health promotion program: nutrition and weight control, the role of nutrition in health protection and development, factors affecting positive nutrition behaviors, roles of health personnel, health promotion programmatic development: exercise management coping with stress, health promotion program: health personnel roles, health promotion program: smoking cessation, health promotion program: behavioral techniques that facilitate smoking cessation, safe sexuality

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT (On successful completion of this course unit, students/learners will or will be able to)
Explain the basic concepts of health protection and promotion.
Summarize the concepts related to health protection and promotion.
Summarize the behavior change process.
Explain health promotion programs.
Health promotion program: compares the roles of health personnel.

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY
Week	Preparatory	Topics(Subjects)	Method
1	Individual research	Health protection and development concepts	Lecture
2	Individual research	Social and cultural factors affecting health and disease	Lecture
3	Reading of Literature	Behavior change process: decision making; role of health personnel in decision-making	Lecture
4	Individual research	Behavior change process: behavior start, behavior start techniques,	Lecture
5	Reading of Literature	Maintaining behavior: behavioral techniques that enable the individual to maintain his / her behavior	Lecture
6	Individual research	Health promotion program: nutrition and weight control, the role of nutrition in health protection and promotion	Lecture
7	Web-based research	Health promotion programmatic development: exercise management	Lecture
8	Individual research	Coping with stress	Case Study
9	Web-based research	Health promotion program: the role of health personnel	Lecture
10	-	MID-TERM EXAM	-
11	Individual research	Health promotion program: smoking cessation	Case Study
12	Individual research	Health promotion program: behavioral techniques that facilitate smoking cessation,	Lecture
13	Individual research	Safe sexuality	Lecture
14	Individual research	An overview	Discussion
15	Reading of Literature	An overview	Discussion
16	-	FINAL EXAM	-
17	-	FINAL EXAM	-

SOURCE MATERIALS & RECOMMENDED READING
Sağlığı geliştirme programları teoriden pratiğe. ed.Fertman C.I.,Allensworth D.D. Bakanlık yayın. 2012 Ankara.
Güler, Ç., Akın, L. (2015). Halk Sağlığı Bilgiler. Ankara: Hacettepe Üniversitesi Basım Evi.

ASSESSMENT
Assessment & Grading of In-Term Activities	Number of Activities	Degree of Contribution (%)	Description	Examination Method
Mid-Term Exam	1	50		Classical Exam
Final Exam	1	50		Classical Exam
TOTAL	2	100

Level of Contribution
0	1	2	3	4	5

KNOWLEDGE
Theoretical
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Students can evaluate and apply the knowledge that is gained from lecture notes, application tools and visual and objective sources that support basic theoretical and practical courses,		1
2	They can monitor patient follow-up and, if necessary, they can apply appropriate drugs to the cardiopulmonary bypass system under the supervision of specialist doctors and anesthesiologist			2

KNOWLEDGE
Factual
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	They can make installation and applications on Heart-lung machines and other equipment		1
2	They can make the necessary applications in situations requiring first aid.			2

SKILLS
Cognitive
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Being well-aware of their individual responsibilities within the team, they can analyze the data related to patients and produces results.				3

SKILLS
Practical
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	They can make all the practices relevant to perfusion in accordance with perfusion techniques		1

OCCUPATIONAL
Autonomy & Responsibility
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Being well-aware of their individual responsibilities within the team, they can fulfill their tasks completely.					4

OCCUPATIONAL
Learning to Learn
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	They can update their Perfusion-related knowledge, skills and competencies with the self-awareness of a lifelong learning and move further in their personal and professional fields.						5

OCCUPATIONAL
Communication & Social
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	They can communicate effectively, informative and ethically with patients, relatives and with other health professionals.					4

OCCUPATIONAL
Occupational and/or Vocational
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	They can make the preparation and application of the Heart-Lung machine and other auxiliary equipment		1
2	Compatible with Team work, individual responsibility can be fulfilled.						5

WORKLOAD & ECTS CREDITS OF THE COURSE UNIT
Workload for Learning & Teaching Activities
Type of the Learning Activites	Learning Activities (# of week)	Duration (hours, h)	Workload (h)
Lecture & In-Class Activities	14	3	42
Preliminary & Further Study	14	3	42
Land Surveying	0	0	0
Group Work	0	0	0
Laboratory	0	0	0
Reading	0	0	0
Assignment (Homework)	0	0	0
Project Work	0	0	0
Seminar	0	0	0
Internship	0	0	0
Technical Visit	0	0	0
Web Based Learning	0	0	0
Implementation/Application/Practice	0	0	0
Practice at a workplace	0	0	0
Occupational Activity	0	0	0
Social Activity	0	0	0
Thesis Work	0	0	0
Field Study	0	0	0
Report Writing	0	0	0
Final Exam	1	1	1
Preparation for the Final Exam	10	4	40
Mid-Term Exam	1	1	1
Preparation for the Mid-Term Exam	6	4	24
Short Exam	0	0	0
Preparation for the Short Exam	0	0	0
TOTAL	46	0	150