SOCIAL POLICY AND PLANNING

SW311

Course Code: SW311
Semester: Fifth Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 4

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

Fifth Term (Fall)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Associate Professor Emre Özcan

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

will be able to master the place of social policy and planning in social work profession
will be able to learn historical development of the concept of social policy
will be able to understand social policy theories.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.

Course Description

This course is designed to provide students with foundational knowledge of social policy and planning. It covers an analysis of the concepts of social policy and planning, the conceptual relationship between them and social work, and discussions of colonialism as a defining factor in social policy and planning.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	The historical development, disciplinarity, and methodological framework of social policy
2^nd Week	Fundamental theoretical approaches in social policy
3^rd Week	Development, sustainability, and colonialism in social policy
4^th Week	Thoughts on the planning state model
5^th Week	Anthropocentrism in social policy
6^th Week	Areas of social policy I: income distribution, employment, social security, housing, education
7^th Week	Areas of social policy II: health, social security, judicial services, social services
8^th Week	Midterm exam
9^th Week	The role of comparative studies in social policy
10^th Week	The European Union and social policy
11^th Week	Postcolonialism discussion and social policy in global hegemony
12^th Week	Neoliberal subjectivity and social policy
13^th Week	The organization of social services and the service delivery system
14^th Week	Political critique of social work and social policy
15^th Week	Evaluation

Recommended or Required Reading

Humpreys, N.A. ve D. S. LAKE (1993) "İntegrating Policy and Practice: The Contribution of Clinical Social Work." Smith College Studies in Social Work, 63,2:177-185.
Jansson, Bruce S. (1990) Social Welfare Policy:From Theory to Practice. Wadsworth Publishing Company, Belmont, California.
Wyers, Norman L (1991)"Policy- Practice in Social Work : Models and Issues." Journal of Social Work Education, 27,3:241-250.

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	3	42
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	12	2	24
Thesis Research
Weekly Articles and Resource Research
Preperation for Presentations
Total Work Load			128
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			4.26
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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