Faculty of Health Sciences · Nursing · Undergraduate
Course Objective
By examining the relationship between the concepts of creativity, entrepreneurship and innovation, by explaining the importance of these concepts in terms of nursing discipline, it is aimed to gain ideas, knowledge, self-confidence and skills that enable taking action in the light of innovation processes in nursing care practices.
Course Content
Change in nursing, entrepreneurship, innovation basic concepts and innovation process, the importance of innovation in health care applications, innovative idea development and transformation into innovation, innovation and innovative product examples in nursing in the world, opportunities and challenges in the innovation process, product development, certification, evaluation, presentation processes contains.
Required Resources
Doğan Merih, Y., Aydın, N., Alioğulları, A., Öztürkan Erdek, F., Coşkun, A., Yaşar Kocabey, M., Oktay, Ö., Gülşen, Ç., (2018). İnovatif Hemşirelerin Yol Haritası, Nobel Yayıncılık, İstanbul.
Sevil, Ü., Demirel Bozkurt, Ö. (2018) Hemşirelik ve İnovasyon. Güven Plus Grup A.Ş. Yayınları, İstanbul.
Recommended Resources
https://www.tuseb.gov.tr/
https://www.tubitak.gov.tr/
https://www.turkpatent.gov.tr/
https://www.wipo.int/patentscope/en/
https://patents.google.com/
Course Learning Outcomes
- Defines innovation and understands its importance
- Explain the basic elements of innovation and entrepreneurship and interpret their importance in terms of nursing discipline.
- Explains and makes innovative idea development, utility model or patent development for nursing care
- Follows the topics of innovation in health in Turkey and in the world
Core Area Distribution
Teaching Methods
Assessment & Evaluation
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Midterm | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 2 | 20 | 40 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Course Introduction | Reading and research |
| 2 | Key Concepts Related to Innovation Importance of Innovation | Reading and research |
| 3 | Creating Innovative Ideas and Useful Models and Transforming them into Innovation--We Consult the Expert | Reading and research |
| 4 | Digital Hospital | Reading and research |
| 5 | Wearable Health Technology-We Consult the Expert | Reading and research |
| 6 | IInnovation and Nursing | Reading and research |
| 7 | Innovative Practices in Nursing Care - We Consult an Expert | Reading and research |
| 8 | Mid Term | Mid Term |
| 9 | Innovation in Nursing Education | Reading and research |
| 10 | Patent applications and TTO activities - We Consult an Expert | Reading and research |
| 11 | Patent applications and Technopark activities - We Consult an Expert | Reading and research |
| 12 | Innovation Workshop | Reading and research |
| 13 | Student Presentations (BTK Academy) | Reading and research |
| 14 | Student Presentations (BTK Academy) | Reading and research |
| 15 | Student Presentations (Product Design) Course Evaluation | Reading and research |
| 16 | Final Exam | Final Exam |