EGE UNIVERSITY Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
9105025262002	Environmental Epydemiology	Elective	1	2	8

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to make students to be able to learn epidemiologic concepts and methods, and specially principles of epidemiology

Name of Lecturer(s)

Assoc.Prof. Dr. Zeliha Aslı ÖCEK

Learning Outcomes

1	To be able to know using areas of epidemiologic research
2	To be able to know basic epidemiologic criterion
3	To be able to look environmental issues from epidemiologic point of view

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

With this course, useful information on epidemiologic studies considering with non-biologic and chemical agents which can affect health of human beings will be given.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Definitions and strategies of epidemiology,
2	Epidemiologic basic approaches, Classification of epidemiologc researchs,
3	Descriptve Researchs,
4	case and control researchs,
5	Relation between environment and health,
6	Environmental Exposure,
7	Chemical exposure,
8	Mid Term Exam,
9	Exposure and dose
10	Systemic Agents
11	Pollutions
12	Monitoring of Polluting elements
13	Environmental exposure assessment
14	Qualitative assessment of exposure
15	Biological assessment of exposure
16	Final exam

Recommended or Required Reading

World Health Organization : Guidelines on Studies in Environmental Epidemiology. Env. Hlt.Criteria, 27. , Geneca, (1983).

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Activities are given in detail in the sections of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation".

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Final Examination	1	100
SUM		100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities		40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		60
SUM		100

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	2	2
Final Examination	1	2	2
Attending Lectures	14	2	28
Individual Study for Homework Problems	14	10	140
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	30	30
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	32	32
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			234

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7
LO1				3
LO2				3
LO3				5

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High