ECTS - Social Policy
Social Policy (KAM422) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Social Policy | KAM422 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| NONE |
| Course Language | Turkish |
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| Course Type | N/A |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer. |
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| Course Objectives | This course aims to explain the emergence and development of the phenomenon of social policy by examining related institutions, actors and social power relations within a historical background. As a field of study, it deals with both theoretical and applied aspects of social policy together with different disciplines such as politics, economics, sociology and law. It also explains the emergence, development, limits, practices and problems of social policy in Turkey. Thus, it presents the manifestations of social policy both as a policy and as a field of study in the world and in Turkey in a comparative framework. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | The concept of social policy; fundamental principles in social policy. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Introduction | |
| 2 | Social policy, its historical development and the welfare state | Aysen Tokol ve Yusuf Alper, 2020, ss. 1-25. Tartışma: T.H. Marshall, “Yurttaşlık ve Sosyal Sınıf”, içinde Buğra ve Keyder, Sosyal Politika Yazıları, 2021, 19-32. |
| 3 | Globalization and social policy | Aysen Tokol ve Yusuf Alper, 2020, ss. 25-57. Tartışma: Bob Deacon, “Küreselleşme ve Sosyal Politika: Hakkaniyetli Bir Refaha Tehdit”, içinde Buğra ve Keyder, Sosyal Politika Yazıları, 2021, 101-158. |
| 4 | Welfare states | Tartışma: Gøsta Esping-Andersen, “Toplumsal Riskler ve Refah Devletleri”, içinde Buğra ve Keyder, Sosyal Politika Yazıları, 2021, 33-52. Tartışma: Mark Kleinman, “Kriz mi? Ne Krizi? Avrupa Refah Devletlerinde Süreklilik ve Değişim”, içinde Buğra ve Keyder, Sosyal Politika Yazıları, 2021, 159-194. |
| 5 | Social policy in Turkey | Aysen Tokol ve Yusuf Alper, 2020, ss. 58-69. Tartışma: Ian Gough, “Güney Avrupa’da Sosyal Yardım”, içinde Buğra ve Keyder, Sosyal Politika Yazıları, 2021, 231-260. |
| 6 | Employment and unemployment | Aysen Tokol ve Yusuf Alper, 2020, ss. 121-165. Tartışma: Guy Standing, “Sosyal Güvenlik Ağları Çılgınlığı: Temel Gelir Avrupa’da Neden Gereklidir?”, içinde Buğra ve Keyder, Sosyal Politika Yazıları, 2021, 333-374. |
| 7 | Midterm | |
| 8 | Income distribution and poverty | Aysen Tokol ve Yusuf Alper, 2020, ss. 187-213. Tartışma: Enzo Mingione, “Güney Avrupa Refah Modeli ve Yoksulluk ve Sosyal Dışlanmaya Karşı Mücadele”, içinde Buğra ve Keyder, Sosyal Politika Yazıları, 2021, 261-286. |
| 9 | Social security system | Tartışma: Aysen Tokol ve Yusuf Alper, 2020, ss. 217-265. |
| 10 | Social exclusion and discrimination | Tartışma: Aysen Tokol ve Yusuf Alper, 2020, ss. 310-324. Tartışma: Aysen Tokol ve Yusuf Alper, 2020, ss. 327-344. |
| 11 | Presentations | Aileye yönelik sosyal politikalar: Aysen Tokol ve Yusuf Alper, 2020, ss. 347-370. Kadınlara yönelik sosyal politikalar: Aysen Tokol ve Yusuf Alper, 2020, ss. 374-400. Çocuklara yönelik sosyal politikalar: Aysen Tokol ve Yusuf Alper, 2020, ss. 407-423. |
| 12 | Presentations | Gençlere yönelik sosyal politikalar: Aysen Tokol ve Yusuf Alper, 2020, ss. 425-448. Yaşlılara yönelik sosyal politikalar: Aysen Tokol ve Yusuf Alper, 2020, ss. 453-469. Engellilere yönelik sosyal politikalar: Aysen Tokol ve Yusuf Alper, 2020, ss. 473-502. |
| 13 | Presentations | Eski hükümlülere yönelik sosyal politikalar: Aysen Tokol ve Yusuf Alper, 2020, ss. 506-531. Göçmenlere yönelik sosyal politikalar: Aysen Tokol ve Yusuf Alper, 2020, ss. 535-566. |
| 14 | Course summary and evaluation |
Sources
| Other Sources | 2. BUĞRA, AYŞE. 2008. Kapitalizm, Yoksulluk ve Türkiye’de Sosyal Politika. İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları. |
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| 4. Koray, Meryem. 2020. Sosyal Politika. 6. Baskı. İmge Kitabevi. | |
| Course Book | 2. Tokol, Aysen ve Yusuf Alper (Editörler). 2020. Sosyal Politika. 11. Baskı. Dora Basım-Yayın Dağıtım. |
| 3. Buğra, Ayşe ve Çağlar Keyder (Derleyenler). 2021. Sosyal Politika Yazıları. 9. Baskı. İletişim Yayınları. [Eski baskıları Moodle’da ve kütüphanede bulunmaktadır.] |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | 1 | 14 |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 2 | 16 |
| Presentation | 1 | 15 |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 20 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 35 |
| Toplam | 6 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 100 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Learning the basic concepts, theories and methods of political science and Public Administration and their use in the analysis of national and global political developments, cause-and-effect relations. | X | ||||
| 2 | Understanding how policies are created and implemented in real life at local, national, regional and/or global levels, recognizing important institutions and actors playing a role in these processes, knowing the functioning of Public Administration. | |||||
| 3 | Gaining a basic level of knowledge about other fields related to political science and public administration disciplines (such as International Relations, Sociology, Psychology, cultural studies, economics, law, history) and thus having an interdisciplinary understanding that takes into account the relations between different areas of life and establishes connections. | X | ||||
| 4 | Learning the use of quantitative and/or qualitative research techniques that can be used in the field of political science and public administration, software, hardware and/or technical tools that can be useful; gaining experience in designing and executing research projects to develop their application skills in this field. | |||||
| 5 | Developing the ability to be open-minded, avoid discrimination, and be sensitive and respectful to different points of view through the promotion of critical analytical thinking, intellectual discussion, and lifelong learning, thereby developing the skills to act jointly. | X | ||||
| 6 | Development of decision-making and initiative, job completion and time management competencies by understanding business ethics in public administration, politics and all related areas. | |||||
| 7 | Development of communication skills, oral and written expression, presentation techniques; learning the principles and procedures that are required to write an academic article on the disciplines of political science and public administration. | |||||
| 8 | Mastering English terminology in the disciplines of political science and Public Administration and acquiring a level of foreign language knowledge that can help to follow studies written in English, so that current political events and cases in various countries can be analyzed comparatively. | |||||
| 9 | Knowing both the Turkish and world political history in terms of periods, important milestones and actors, understanding the impact of the social-historical backgrounds of countries on current political and administrative issues. | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Total Workload | 125 | ||