Course unit title Level of course unit Course unit code Type of course unit Semester of course unit Local credit ECTS credit Syllabus
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL POLITICS Second cycle HİT 415 7 4.00 4.00 Print
   
Description of course unit
Prerequisites and course requisities NONE
Language of instruction TURKISH
Coordinator YRD. DOÇ. DR. SEYFİ SAY
Lecturer(s) YRD. DOÇ. DR. SEYFİ SAY
Teaching assitant(s) NONE
Mode of delivery FACE TO FACE
Course objective HAVING INFORMATION ABOUT PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL POLICY
Course description Public administration is the implementation of government policy and also an academic discipline that studies this implementation and prepares civil servants for working in the public service. Social policy primarily refers to guidelines, principles, legislation and activities that affect the living conditions conducive to human welfare.

Course contents
1 Definitions of public administration
2 History of public administration
3 Approaches of public administration
4 Decision-making models of public administration
5 International public administration
6 Public management approach
7 Public administration approach
8 History of social policy
9 Types of social policy
10 The earliest example of social policy
11 Social policy and the industrialised countries
12 The welfare reforms
13 Education, health, housing and social security
14 Health reforms
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Learning outcomes of the course unit
1 Having information about public administration
2 Having information about social policy
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*Contribution level of the course unit to the key learning outcomes
1 To learn the knowledge about Soil Science and Plant Nutrition in universal dimension.
2 Do and interpret independent research on Soil Science and Plant Nutrition.
3 On the basis of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition to learn the advanced analysis techniques of soil, plant, fertilizer, waste water and environmental pollution and to use these techniques in order to solve problems related to soil fertility.
4 To gain understanding and using the techniques of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems skills in order to planning and monitoring the Natural resources
5 To gain understanding and using concepts of basic theories on Land management and use planning skills.
6 To gain the ability to see, analyse and find solutions about the problems of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition in our country and in the world and also to gain the ability to analyze, produce solutions for these problems and transfer them to the society in writing and orally .
7 To gain the ability to follow the national and international innovations on Soil Science and Plant Nutrition and also to gain the ability to renew and improve itself constantly.
8 To gain the ability to apply the findings that obtained during the professional practice by considering the interests of the country, agriculture and environmental protection.
9 To apply the findings obtained during the professional practice by considering the interests of the country, agriculture and environmental protection
10 To gain the ability to approach the problems of Soil and Plant Nutrition in a scientific level, offering the solutions by proposed methods and evaluate the results by applying the methods.
11 To have knowledge on recognition, planning, conservation and sustainable use of Soil, water and other natural resources and also in occupational health and safety.
12 To take part in team work and take on responsibility when needed as individuals having with the necessary scientific and ethical values of Agricultural Engineering Profession.
13 To use Turkish language effective in written and oral communication; to have knowledge of foreign languages and computer for monitoring the international literature and communicating with in the field.
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Number of stars refer to level of contribution from 1 (the least) to 5 (the most)

Planned learning activities, teaching methods and ECTS work load
  Quantity Time (hour) Quantity*Time (hour)
Lectures (face to face teaching) 14 3 42
Study hours out of classroom (study before and after the class) 0 0 0
Homework 0 0 0
Presentation / seminar 21 1 21
Quiz 0 0 0
Preparation for midterm exams 10 1 10
Midterm exams 1 1 1
Project (term paper) 0 0 0
Laboratuar 0 0 0
Field study 0 0 0
Preparation for final exam 10 1 10
Final exam 1 4 4
Research 12 1 12
Total work load     100
ECTS     4.00

Assessment methods and criteria
Evaluation during semester Quantity Percentage
Midterm exam 1 40
Quiz 0 0
Homework 0 0
Semester total   40
Contribution ratio of evaluation during semester to success   40
Contribution ratio of final exam to success   60
General total   100

Recommended and required reading
Textbook Bilâl Eryılmaz, Kamu Yönetimi, 5. b., İzmit: Umuttepe Y., 2012. Pete Alcock, Margaret May ve Karen Rowlingson, Sosyal Politika, çev. Barış Yıldırım ve diğerleri, Ankara: Siyasal Kitabevi, 2011.
Additional references Aysen Tokol ve Yusuf Alper (ed.), Sosyal Politika, 4. b., Bursa: Dora Y., 2013. Vakur Versan, Kamu Yönetimi, 10. b., İstanbul: Der Y., 1990.

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