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Course Details
KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
Graduate Education Institute
Programme of Social Services Master With Thesis
Course Details
Course Code Course Name Year Period Semester T+A+L Credit ECTS
83811117 Health Policies and Health Systems 1 Autumn 1 3+0+0 7 7
Course Type Elective
Course Cycle -
Course Language Turkish
Methods and Techniques -
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Prerequisites -
Coordinator -
Instructor(s) -
Instructor Assistant(s) -
Course Content
Basic Concepts of Health Policy and Planning, Health policy determination process, Actors determining health policies, Agenda setting, Interest groups and politics, Health policy analysis, Political ethics, Need and demand in creating health policies, Priority determination in creating health policies, In Turkey Health Policies, International organizations in health policies
Objectives of the Course
To make people understand the importance of effective planning of resources and operation in health services. To provide information about the processes of creating, implementing and evaluating health policy.
Contribution of the Course to Field Teaching
Basic Vocational Courses
Specialization / Field Courses
Support Courses X
Transferable Skills Courses
Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses
Relationships between Course Learning Outcomes and Program Outcomes
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Program Learning Outcomes Level
P7 Defending and promoting human rights and social and economic justice 4
P9 Developing strategies, policies, plans and programs related to social service areas 5
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
No Learning Outcomes Outcome Relationship Measurement Method **
O1 Transfer the ethical principles and values of social work to advanced social work practice. P.3.2 1
O2 Behaves in accordance with professional roles, principles and rules and pays attention to professional boundaries. P.4.1 1
** Written Exam: 1, Oral Exam: 2, Homework: 3, Lab./Exam: 4, Seminar/Presentation: 5, Term Paper: 6, Application: 7
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week Topics
1 Getting to know, informing about the course, distribution of assignments and determination of the presentation calendar
2 Basic concepts about health policies and health systems
3 The process of determining health policies
4 Factors determining health policies and health systems
5 agenda setting
6 Disadvantaged groups and policy
7 Analysis of health policies and health systems
8 Midterm
9 political ethics
10 Need and demand in creating health policies
11 Priority setting in creating health policies 1
12 Priority setting in creating health policies 2
13 Health Policies and health system in Turkey
14 Effects of the Globalization Process on Health Services
Textbook or Material
Resources K.1. Tengilimoğlu D. (2020). Health Policy. Nobel Publishing. 2nd Edition, Ankara
Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Homework - -
Presentation - -
Seminar - -
Midterms 1 40 (%)
Final Exam 1 60 (%)
Total 100 (%)
ECTS / Working Load Table
Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Week Number and Time 3 14 42
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement) 3 14 42
Midterms 1 14 14
Quiz 0 0 0
Homework 2 18 36
Practice 0 0 0
Laboratory 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Workshop 0 0 0
Presentation/Seminar Preparation 2 19 38
Fieldwork 2 10 20
Final Exam 1 20 20
Other 1 13 13
Total Work Load: 225
Total Work Load / 30 7,50
Course ECTS Credits: 8
Course - Learning Outcomes Matrix
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Learning Outcomes P3 P4
O1 Transfer the ethical principles and values of social work to advanced social work practice. 4 -
O2 Behaves in accordance with professional roles, principles and rules and pays attention to professional boundaries. - 4