| Course Title | Code | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | ST502 | 3 + 0 | 3.0 | 9.0 |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Level | Graduate |
| Course Type | |
| Mode of delivery | Theory and Presentation |
| Course Coordinator |
Assist. Prof. Dr. Fuat YALMAN |
| Instructor(s) |
Fuat YALMAN |
| Assistants | |
| Goals | The aim of this course is to know the concepts related to health tourism, to examine the development of health tourism, to examine the health tourism sector and to analyze health tourism in Turkey and the world. |
| Course Content | The concept of health tourism, health tourism market, treatment process, health tourism industry, Treatment Process, legal in health tourism and Effects on the system: source country, effects on the system: destination country, economic, social and institutional aspects of health tourism Health tourism in Turkey: thermal tourism, disabled and elderly tourism, research in the field of health tourism, health tourism in Turkey: a general framework and medical tourism issues, quality, safety and risk in health tourism, customer expectations in health tourism are the main topics to be covered in the course. |
| Learning Outcomes |
- Explains the concepts, characteristics and types of health tourism. - Expresses the development of health tourism and the reasons for its development. - Discusses the health tourism sector and its regulations. - Analyzing the situation in health tourism in Turkey and creating policies for its development - Analyzing the situation in health tourism in the world and creating policies for its development |
| Week | Topics | Learning Methods |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Health Tourism Concept | |
| 2. Week | Health Tourism Market | |
| 3. Week | Health Tourism Industry | |
| 4. Week | Treatment Process | |
| 5. Week | Customer Expectations in Health Tourism | |
| 6. Week | Quality, Safety and Risk in Health Tourism | |
| 7. Week | Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Touris | |
| 8. Week | Government Supports and Incentives in Health Tourism | |
| 9. Week | Impacts on the System: Source Country | |
| 10. Week | Impacts on the System: Target Country | |
| 11. Week | Health Tourism in Turkey: A General Framework and Medical Tourism | |
| 12. Week | Health Tourism in Turkey: Thermal Tourism, Disabled and Elderly Tourism | |
| 13. Week | Research in the Field of Health Tourism | |
| 14. Week | Health Tourism from Economic, Social and Institutional Perspectives |
| Health Tourism (Theory and Policy) - Zişan Korkmaz Özcan, Vahdettin Aydın |
| Spa and Health tourism - Dr Shikha Sharma |
| Medical Tourism: Navigating the Future of Global Healthcare: A Comprehensive Guide to Accessing Quality - Dr. Grace Cham MD |
| Program Requirements | Contribution Level | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 | DK5 | Measurement Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| PY2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| PY3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| PY4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| PY5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| PY6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| PY7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| PY8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| PY9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| PY10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| PY11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| PY12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| PY13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course's Level of contribution | None | Very Low | Low | Fair | High | Very High |
| Method of assessment/evaluation | Written exam | Oral Exams | Assignment/Project | Laboratory work | Presentation/Seminar |
| Event | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midterm 1 | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Homework 1 | 2 | 30 | 60 |
| Quiz 1 | 1 | 29.5 | 29.5 |
| Final | 1 | 60 | 60 |
| Practice | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Classroom Activities | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload | 229.5 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 9.0 | ||
