Bayburt University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
KY404B	Contemporary Approaches in Public Administration	Compulsory	4	8	6

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

The main objective of this course is to examine the new approaches and practices in the field of public administration.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

1	Perceiving the current problems in the field of administration / public administration, making comments and suggesting solutions.
2	Knows and discusses classical and contemporary theoretical approaches in Management/Public administration.

Mode of Delivery

Normal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Classical and contemporary theoretical approaches in public administration; new issues, concepts and institutions in public administration; in the world and current trends and discussions on public administration reform in Turkey

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Introduction of the course: scope, importance and rules
2	Historical and theoretical development of public administration discipline
3	Debates on identity and scientific in public administration
4	Constituent elements and leaders of classical public administration
5	New Public Administration Movement (1970s
6	67/5000 Theoretical and political foundations of the new Public Management approach
7	Current theoretical and political approaches to governance
8	Neo-Weberyan State
9	New Public Service
10	New Public Administration (2000s)
11	Democracy in public administration and transformation in politics-bureaucracy
12	Reform trends and practices in public administration
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14
15
16

Recommended or Required Reading

The resources used in the course are renewed every semester taking into account the new developments and the preferences and accumulations of the students.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Final Examination	1	100
SUM		100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities		40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	90	90
Final Examination	1	90	90
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			180

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8
LO1	4	5	2	4	3	2	1	2
LO2	4	5	3	5	3	3	1	2

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High