POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

SW215

Course Code: SW215
Semester: Third Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 3

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

Third Term (Fall)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Instructor Ahmet Zeki Bulunç

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

will obtain information about politics and related concepts
will develop a critical approach to "political sphere"
will learn the properties of Turkish management system, and public administration
will interpret the relationship between social work, politics and public administration critically.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.

Course Description

In this course, the basic concepts, their definitions and basic features of Political Science and Public Administration science is taken into cosideration. The differences between public and private administration, the characteristics of Turkish public administration, administration in social services, social class, political power, the concept of state according to political science, opression groups, political participation and the importance of political and administration science for social work and social services are included.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	The basic concepts of Political Science and Public Administration
2^nd Week	Subjects of political science and political power
3^rd Week	Political conflict, political tools and power of legitimacy
4^th Week	Political participation, public opinion, pressure groups and political party systems
5^th Week	Constitutional principles of the Turkish Public Administration and the organizational structure of Turkish public administration
6^th Week	The functioning of the management and administrative institutions
7^th Week	Provincial Organization of the General Government and Local Governments
8^th Week	Mid-term exam
9^th Week	Budget, Procurement processes
10^th Week	The responsibilities of the State officer
11^th Week	Supervision of Management
12^th Week	Placement of social services in the public administration, processes affect and be affected
13^th Week	Equality, social justice and social welfare and social work processes and social workers' roles
14^th Week	Charity and structuring of public-rights-based social work
15^th Week	Evaluation

Recommended or Required Reading

Kışlalı Ahmet Taner "Siyaset Bilimi" İmge Kitabevi Mayıs 2007.
Kışlalı Ahmet Taner "Siyasal Sistemler" İmge Kitabevi Eylül 2006.
Kapani Münci "Politika Bilimine Giriş" Bilgi Yayınevi Ekim 2008.
Güler Birgül Ayman "Türkiye'nin Yönetimi -Yapı-" İmge Kitabevi Ekim,2011.
Gözübüyük, Prof. Dr. A. Şeref "Türkiye'nin Yönetim Yapısı" Turhan Kitabevi,2008.
Danziger, James. Understanding the Political World: A Comparative Introduction to Political Science, 8. baskı. New York: Pearson Longman, 2007.
Heywood, Andrew. Political Ideas and Concepts, An Introduction. Hampshire ve Londra: The Macmillan Pres, 1994.
Köker, Levent. İki Farklı Siyaset. Ankara: Vadi yayınları, 1998.
Girdner, Eddie. People and Power: An Introduction to Politics, 2. baskı. İstanbul: Literatür, 1999.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Total(%)		40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		60
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	2	28
Preparation for Final exam	3	3	9
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	2	3	6
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	3	3
Homework
Presentation (including preperation)
Project
Quiz
Take-home
Field Research
Meeting with advisor
Performance Practice
Book Presentation
Article Presentation
Case Study Presentation
Thesis Proposal
Article
Thesis Research
Weekly Articles and Resource Research
Preperation for Presentations
Total Work Load			90
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			3
ECTS Credit of the Course			3

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4
K1
K2
K3
K4
K5	X	X
K6
K7				X