SOCIAL POLICY AND SOCIAL WELFARE SYSTEMS

SW543

Course Code: SW543
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 2 + 0
ECTS: 8

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree Without Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Associate Professor Emre Özcan

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

will analyze the relationship between the social policy and social work, and they will have strong opinion about the common functions of these both disciplines in the scientific and practical areas
will gain knowledge and ability to create appropriate social policies by evaluating the social and economical conditions and structures of the community/society
will have advanced knowledge and opinion about the social policies and social welfare systems in Turkey and other countries; and they can reach the level of ability to design and recommend alternative policies and service delivery systems

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

In this course fundamental issues are studied like the concept of social welfare; the importance of social policies and human services to enhance the human well beings; structural aspects of the organizations in the area of health, social services and the other human services; social legislations and human rights; the quantative and qualitative features of the delivery systems of human services. The purpose of the course is to help the student to familiarize and understand the basic concepts of the social policy, human services and social services programmes; to study the national and international social policies and welfare systems; and to understand the importance of the relationship between the social policy and social work.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Discussion of the course contents. Study of the fundamental conceps like human needs, welfare, social welfare, human services, social srvices.
2^nd Week	Analysis of the concept of social policy and its' relation to social work.
3^rd Week	Analysis of values, aims and functional characteristics of social policy.
4^th Week	Analysis of determinants and tools of social polcy.
5^th Week	Analysis of the main thoughts which plays important guidance role for social policies.
6^th Week	The role of the state and the civil society to develop social policies.
7^th Week	How to make social policies. Process of creating social policy.
8^th Week	Mid-term exam.
9^th Week	Organizational structure of social welfare and analysis of service delivery systems.
10^th Week	Social policies related with the clinical social work practice.
11^th Week	Analyis of social policies in European Union.
12^th Week	Analysis of methods and approaches of the social policy researches.
13^th Week	Students presantation,
14^th Week	Students presantation; general evaluation of the course
15^th Week	Evaluation

Recommended or Required Reading

Adams, Robert, Social Policy For Social Work, New York, Palgrave McMillan, 2002
Alcock, Pete, M.May, K. Rowlingson, Sosyal Politika, Kuramlar ve Uygulamalar,Ankara, Siyasal Kitabevi,2011
Buğra, Ayşe, Çağlar Keyder, Sosyal Politika Yazıları, İstanbul, İletişim Yayınları No: 1130, 2011 (5.Baskı)
Clarke, John, Changing Welfare, Changing States,New Directions in Social Policy, Sage Publications, 2004
Closen, J. (ed.) Comparative Social Policy: Concepts, Theories And Methods, Blackwell, 1999
Cochrane, Allan, John Clarke, Sharon Gewirtz (eds), Comparing Welfare States, Sage Publications, 2001
Dickens, Jonathan, Social Work and Social Policy; An Introduction, London, Routledge-Taylor and Francis Group, 2010
Güven, Sami, Sosyal Politikanın Temelleri, Bursa, Ezgi Kitabevi, 2001

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Other

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	30
Assignment	1	30
Total(%)		60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		40
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	3	3
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	3	42
Preparation for Final exam	1	20	20
Course hours	14	2	28
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	10	10
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	4	4
Homework	1	30	30
Presentation (including preperation)
Project
Take-home
Meeting with advisor
Term Project Research
Seminar (including preperation)
Final Jury (including preparation)
Literature review	14	2	28
Report writing
Analyzing the results
Performance Practice
Book Presentation
Article Presentation
Case Study Presentation
Thesis Proposal
Article	14	2	28
Thesis Research
Weekly Articles and Resource Research	14	3	42
Total Work Load			235
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			7.83
ECTS Credit of the Course			8

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3
K1	X		X
K2	X	X	X
K3			X
K4			X
K5			X
K6			X
K7	X	X	X
K8			X