Programme

BEYKENT UNIVERSITY’S FACULTY OF DENTISTRY – PROGRAMME OUTCOMES

(Abbreviations: PO for Programme Outcomes, <DUÇEP-A1-... for key Dental Education National Core Education Programme (DUÇEP) qualifications )

NQF-HET Classification

PO

Description

Students:

Knowledge 

Conceptual – Factual

PO1)

Have conceptual and factual knowledge of fundamental medical sciences.<DUÇEP-A1-A2-A3>  

PO2)

Can explain the pathogeneses, and clinical and diagnostic features of diseases.  <DUÇEP-A1-A2-A3>

PO3)

Have knowledge about technical equipment, and field-specific devices and tools.<DUÇEP-A1-A2-A3> 

PO4)

Have knowledge about statistics, and use statistics as a tool in their studies. <DUÇEP-A1-A2-A3> 

Skills

Metacognitive – Procedural

PO5)

Value preventive healthcare, offer services of primary prevention (preventing disease to protect health), secondary prevention (early diagnosis and treatment), tertiary prevention (rehabilitation), quaternary prevention (prevention of overdiagnosis and unnecessary diagnosis, and overtreatment and unnecessary treatment), and counsel on above-mentioned matters.  <DUÇEP-A3-B3-G1-G2-G3-G4-G8-G9-G10>

PO6)

Interpret the information they have acquired about Dentistry combining the information about other disciplines to produce new knowledge, and analyse and synthesise that information and come up with solutions by using different research methods. <DUÇEP-G1-G11-G12-G14>

PO7)

Plan, conduct, and report research in their fields.  <DUÇEP-A2>

Competence 

of Working Independently and Taking Responsibility 

PO8)

Carry out studies related to their fields independently or as a team, and take responsibility. <DUÇEP-C1-E2-E3-E9>

PO9)

Determine their study limits correctly, request consultation when necessary, and refer their patients to a specialist.  <DUÇEP-G1>

PO10)

Perform statistical analysis to read and evaluate a scientific article.  <DUÇEP-A2-A3>

PO11)

Have basic management and leadership skills to discharge the responsibilities they take for individual and team works. <DUÇEP-E2-E6-G7>

Competence 

of Learning

PO12)

Make clinical decisions by using their problem solving and critical thinking skills in the process of patient diagnosis and treatment plan. <DUÇEP-A1>

PO13)

Follow the evidential practises, and carry out research to produce evidence about professional practises in their own fields. <DUÇEPA2-A3>

PO14)

Adopt the concept of lifelong learning, and continually improve themselves professionally by making plans of professional improvement, and realising these plans. <DUÇEP-B1-E5-F4>

Communication and Social Competence 

PO15)

Share knowledge effectively with all the stakeholders both verbally and in writing. <DUÇEP-C1-C2-C3-C4-C5> 

PO16)

Observe social relations in their professional environments and the norms which guide the social relations analytically, and strive to improve these.  <DUÇEP-B5-B6-E4-G5>

PO17)

Communicate verbally or in writing using a foreign language at European Language Portfolio Level B2 minimum. <DUÇEP-C2-C3>

PO18)

Besides using computer software sufficiently for their field, use the information and communication technologies at an advanced level. <DUÇEP-E4-F1-F2-F3-F4>

Field-Specific Competence

PO19)

Act in accordance with the social, scientific, cultural, and ethical values. <DUÇEP-B2-B3-B5-B6-G6-G13-G15> 

PO20)

Make contributions to improve health of individuals and the community. <DUÇEP-D1-D2-D3-D5-D6>

PO21)

Have sufficient knowledge of universality of social rights, social justice, quality culture, protection of cultural values and environment, and occupational health and safety. <DUÇEP-B4-D4-E1-E7-E8-E9-G8>