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HS 303 | Course Introduction and Application Information
| Course Name |
Healthcare Tourism
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Code
|
Semester
|
Theory
(hour/week) |
Application/Lab
(hour/week) |
Local Credits
|
ECTS
|
|
HS 303
|
Fall/Spring
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
5
|
| Prerequisites |
None
|
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| Course Language |
English
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| Course Type |
Elective
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| Course Level |
First Cycle
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| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionGroup WorkLecture / Presentation | |||||
| National Occupation Classification | - | |||||
| Course Coordinator | ||||||
| Course Lecturer(s) | ||||||
| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | The purpose of this course is to provide students’ knowledge about applications of health tourism and spa wellness. |
| Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
|
| Course Description | This course covers health tourism, medical tourism, thermal tourism, Spa and Wellness applications and elderly age and disability tourism. The course handles subjects about applications of tourism businesses that operate on this field for protecting health or travels for treatment. |
| Related Sustainable Development Goals |
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|
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Core Courses | |
| Major Area Courses | ||
| Supportive Courses |
X
|
|
| Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
| Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
| 1 | Course Introduction | |
| 2 | The definition of health tourism, its place and importance in tourism, types of health tourism in Turkey | - The Routledge Handbook of Health Tourism, Melanie Kay Smith and László Puczkó - Medical Tourism in Developing Countries, Milica Bookman - Medical Tourism, John Connell |
| 3 | Development in health tourism and reasons of them, factors that form the supply of health tourism | - The Routledge Handbook of Health Tourism, Melanie Kay Smith and László Puczkó - Medical Tourism in Developing Countries, Milica Bookman - Medical Tourism, John Connell |
| 4 | Factors that affect the demand for health tourism, marketing and logistics in health tourism, policies of health tourism | - The Routledge Handbook of Health Tourism, Melanie Kay Smith and László Puczkó - Medical Tourism in Developing Countries, Milica Bookman - Medical Tourism, John Connell |
| 5 | Definition, importance and characteristics of thermal tourism | - The Routledge Handbook of Health Tourism, Melanie Kay Smith and László Puczkó - Medical Tourism in Developing Countries, Milica Bookman - Medical Tourism, John Connell |
| 6 | Presentation of student homeworks | |
| 7 | Current status and future of thermal tourism for therapeutic purposes | - The Routledge Handbook of Health Tourism, Melanie Kay Smith and László Puczkó - Medical Tourism in Developing Countries, Milica Bookman - Medical Tourism, John Connell |
| 8 | Midterm | |
| 9 | The definition, scope, characteristics and historical development of medical tourism | - The Routledge Handbook of Health Tourism, Melanie Kay Smith and László Puczkó - Medical Tourism in Developing Countries, Milica Bookman - Medical Tourism, John Connell |
| 10 | Medical tourism in Turkey | - The Routledge Handbook of Health Tourism, Melanie Kay Smith and László Puczkó - Medical Tourism in Developing Countries, Milica Bookman - Medical Tourism, John Connell |
| 11 | Definitions, types, historical developments of Spa ve Wellness | - The Routledge Handbook of Health Tourism, Melanie Kay Smith and László Puczkó - Medical Tourism in Developing Countries, Milica Bookman - Medical Tourism, John Connell |
| 12 | Elderly and disabled tourism | - The Routledge Handbook of Health Tourism, Melanie Kay Smith and László Puczkó - Medical Tourism in Developing Countries, Milica Bookman - Medical Tourism, John Connell |
| 13 | Classroom Activity: Case Study | |
| 14 | Student Presentations | |
| 15 | Student Presentations | |
| 16 | Final |
| Course Notes/Textbooks |
|
| Suggested Readings/Materials |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation |
1
|
5
|
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments |
1
|
25
|
| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exams | ||
| Midterm |
1
|
30
|
| Final Exam |
1
|
40
|
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
3
|
60
|
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
1
|
40
|
| Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
|
3
|
48
|
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
|
0
|
|
| Study Hours Out of Class |
15
|
2
|
30
|
| Field Work |
0
|
||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
0
|
||
| Portfolio |
0
|
||
| Homework / Assignments |
1
|
20
|
20
|
| Presentation / Jury |
0
|
||
| Project |
0
|
||
| Seminar / Workshop |
0
|
||
| Oral Exam |
0
|
||
| Midterms |
1
|
22
|
22
|
| Final Exam |
1
|
30
|
30
|
| Total |
150
|
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
|
#
|
Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
|
|||||
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
|||
| 1 |
Has the fundamental theoretical and practical knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours in nursing and health science for the health and well-being of the individual, family, and public. |
-
|
-
|
X
|
-
|
-
|
|
| 2 |
Uses nursing skills with a holistic approach to meet the health care needs of the individual, family, and public. |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
| 3 |
Follows evidence-based practices and current approaches while performing nursing practices. |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
| 4 |
Follows scientific and technological improvements by adopting the importance of lifelong learning. |
-
|
X
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
| 5 |
Communicates effectively with individuals, families, communities and healthcare teams in practice setting. |
-
|
X
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
| 6 |
Makes multidisciplinary teamwork. |
-
|
X
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
| 7 |
Participates in scientific research, projects, and activities in the field of nursing. |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
| 8 |
Uses problem-solving and critical thinking skills in nursing practice. |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
| 9 |
Acts in accordance with legal and ethical values in nursing practice. |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
| 10 |
Communicate with colleagues, patients, and their relatives using at least one foreign language. |
-
|
-
|
X
|
-
|
-
|
|
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
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