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| Code | BİS524 |
| Name | Introduction to Demography |
| Term | 2023-2024 Academic Year |
| Term | Spring |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 4 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Yüksek Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
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| Course Instructor |
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Course Goal / Objective
It is aimed for students to learn the basic concepts of demographics related to population change, composition, mortality, fertility and migration, and to understand and apply the methods of calculating their basic indicators.
Course Content
Definitions and concepts, Demographic data sources, Change and measurement of population, Demographic equation, Composition of population, Mortality and mortality measures, Standardization, Life table and indicators, Fertility and marriage and measures, Migration and migration measures
Course Precondition
None
Resources
1-Hinde A 1998 Demographic Methods Arnold London,
Notes
2-Newell C 1988 Methods and Models in Demography Belhaven Press London, 3-Shryock HS and Siegel JS 1976 The Methods and Materials of Demography Academic Press Inc London, 4-Preston S Heuveline P and Guillot M 2001 Demography Measuring and Modelling of Population Processes Blackwell Publishers Oxford
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Defines demographics, counts concepts and data sources |
| LO02 | Counts methods related to demographics |
| LO03 | Writes indicators on the composition of the population |
| LO04 | Knows and calculates mortality indicators |
| LO05 | Uses standardization techniques |
| LO06 | Uses life table techniques |
| LO07 | Calculates fertility and marriage indicators |
| LO08 | Calculates migration indicators |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Students comprehends the fundamentals of statistical theory related to the field of health ( probability and bayesian biostatistics). | |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Students explain demographic terminologies and statistical methods in the field of health sciences. | 5 |
| PLO03 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Students understand and use medical terminology. | 3 |
| PLO04 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Students collect data from research studies, analyze, and make inferences | |
| PLO05 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Students knows the system of international classification of diseases, obtain and analyze hospital statistics. | 4 |
| PLO06 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Students design scientific research studies in order to give response to the problem arising from health and clinical sciences | |
| PLO07 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Students select the appropriate statistical procedure for analysis , apply and make inferences. | |
| PLO08 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Students use the necessary statistical packages for analysis, if necessary write and develop software. | |
| PLO09 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Students follow the latest development in medical informatics and employ frequently used tools and methods. | |
| PLO10 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Students design health survey, determine the sampling method and conduct the survey | |
| PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Students select and use proper statistical procedure for diagnosis and in making inferences for the data in health and clinical medicine and provide consultance to clinicians in the field. | |
| PLO12 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Students develop the ability of critical thinking, make a conclusion with a critical approach to the evidence | |
| PLO13 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Students apply analytical procedure to frequently used survival data, multivariate procedure and regression techniques. | |
| PLO14 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Students provide consulting services by using effective communication skills; take part in research teamworks; defend the ethical rules. | |
| PLO15 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Students explain the fundamental terminologies in epidemiology, guide researchers conducting field survey and clinical studies, develop methodologies in determining disease risk factor and disease burden and advise for choosing proper diagnostic test. |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basic demographic concepts | Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 2 | demographic data | Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 3 | Demographic concepts, terminology and formulas | Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 4 | Change and measurement of population | Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 5 | Mortality and mortality measures | Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 6 | Mortality and mortality measures 2 | Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 7 | Standardization | Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
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| 9 | Life tables | Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 10 | Life tables 2 | Preparation for application | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 11 | Migration indicators | Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 12 | fertility indicator | Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 13 | fertility indicator 2 | Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 14 | marriage and marriage indicator | Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 15 | An overview | Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Soru-Cevap, Beyin Fırtınası, Anlatım |
| 16 | Term Exams | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
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| 17 | Term Exams | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 24 | 24 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 88 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 3,52 | ||
| ECTS | 4 ECTS | ||