KAY689 - DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION

Course Name Code Semester Theory
(hours/week)
Application
(hours/week)
Credit ECTS
DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION KAY689 1st Semester 3 0 3 7
PrequisitesNone
Course languageTurkish
Course typeElective 
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-Face 
Learning and teaching strategiesLecture
 
Instructor (s)Academic Staff 
Course objectiveThis course aims to explore this subject in order to make students more qualified in solving developmental problems .  
Learning outcomes
  1. Learns development theories.
  2. Learns factors/problems of development organizations.
  3. Obtains skills to in order to solve development problems in less developed countries.
Course Content- Modernization process

- Management and development

- Development management, and bureaucracy

- Basic problems of development process in developing countries. 
ReferencesFarazmand, A., "Role of Government in an Era of Total Quality Management (TQM) and Globalization: Challenges and Opportunities", Public Organization Review, 5, 3, September 2005: 201-217.

Heper, M. ve A. Ü. Berkman, Development Administration in Turkey: Conceptual Theory and Methodology, İstanbul: Boğaziçi Üniversitesi, 1980.

Mudacumura, G. M., D. Mebratu, M. S. Haque, Sustainable Development Policy and Administration, CRC Press, 2005.

Rondinelli, Dennis A., Development Projects as Policy Experiments: An Adaptive Approach to Development Administration, London: Methuen, 1983.

Rondinelli, Dennis A., Development Projects as Policy Experiments: An Adaptive Approach to Development Administration, Routledge: 1992.

United Nations Development Program (UNDP). Capacity For Development, Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, Khalid Lopes, and Khalid Malik (eds.). New York: UN Publications, 2002. 

Course outline weekly

WeeksTopics
Week 1Introduction
Week 2Concepts and processes of development
Week 3Modernization process
Week 4Management and development
Week 5development management
Week 6Midterm I
Week 7development management and bureaucracy
Week 8development management and bureaucracy (continued)
Week 9basic problems of development process
Week 10the situation in developing countries
Week 11Midterm II
Week 12Development agencies
Week 13Development and local government
Week 14Efficient use of public resources
Week 15Preparation for the Final Exam
Week 16Final Exam

Assesment methods

Course activitiesNumberPercentage
Attendance00
Laboratory00
Application00
Field activities00
Specific practical training00
Assignments00
Presentation00
Project00
Seminar00
Midterms250
Final exam150
Total100
Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes250
Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes150
Total100

WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION

Activities Number Duration (hour) Total Work Load
Course Duration (x14) 14 3 42
Laboratory 0 0 0
Application000
Specific practical training000
Field activities000
Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect)1212144
Presentation / Seminar Preparation000
Project000
Homework assignment000
Midterms (Study duration)2714
Final Exam (Study duration) 11010
Total Workload2932210

Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes

D.9. Key Learning OutcomesContrubition level*
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1. To acquire advanced theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of specialization. To understand the interactions with other disciplines and analyze social structure and dynamics.     X
2. To develop skills for doing and planning research, and analyzing/evaluating data in the field of specialization. To find solutions to the problems faced during the research process.  X   
3. To contribute to related literature by conducting a research independently or as a member of a research team. To do leadership and to have a vision.   X  
4. To follow the scientific literature in the field of specialization. To evaluate the data by critical thinking and to be committed to lifelong learning.  X   
5. To communicate effectively in oral and written base. To master a foreign language and to use computer and information technology effectively in the field of specialization. To share knowledge at scientific platforms with this oral and written communication skill.   X  
6. To feel social responsibility. To have a capacity and awareness to contribute to the society.  X   
7. To appreciate social, cultural, scientific, and ethical values while conducting studies in the field of specialization. To contribute to the solution of problems faced in this process in the work life.   X 

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest