KAY693 - PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS | KAY693 | 1st Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Prequisites | None | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Academic Staff | |||||
| Course objective | This course is designed to examine the fundamental principles and concepts in the field of public policy; and public policy-making process and potential difficulties in this process. Within the framework of this aim, this course covers following subjects: Public policy approach to administration; policy process and its elements; policy formation (actors, policy instructions, constraints on clarity of policy statements); policy implementation (actors, organisational structures, bureaucratic norms, communication networks, obstacles to implementation); policy evaluation (evaluation standards, obstacles to evaluation, program termination). | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | - Importance and development of public policy studies - Solutions to public problems via public policies | |||||
| References | Moran, Michael; Rein, Martin ve Robert E. Goodin (Derleyenler) (2006). The Oxford Handbook of Public Policy, Oxford University Press, Oxford. Göksu, Turgut; Çevik, Hasan Hüseyin; Baharçiçek, Abdülkadir ve Ali Şen (der.) (2003). 1980-2003 Türkiye'nin Dış, Ekonomik, Sosyal ve İdari Politikaları, Siyasal Kitabevi, Ankara. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Course Overview |
| Week 2 | What is Public Policy? |
| Week 3 | Development of Public Policy Approach |
| Week 4 | History of Public Policy |
| Week 5 | Development of Public Policy in Turkey |
| Week 6 | Public Policy Process |
| Week 7 | Public Policy Actors |
| Week 8 | Public Policy and International Issues |
| Week 9 | Public Policy Transfer |
| Week 10 | Application Examples 1: Education Policies |
| Week 11 | Application Examples 2: Health Policies |
| Week 12 | Application Examples 3: Security Policies |
| Week 13 | Application Examples 4: Immigration Policies |
| Week 14 | Application Examples 5: Urbanization Policies |
| Week 15 | Preparation for the Final Exam |
| Week 16 | Final Exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 2 | 50 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 2 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 12 | 12 | 144 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Total Workload | 29 | 32 | 210 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 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