| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | İŞL214.7B2 | Social Policy | Elective | 2 | 4 | 4 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| First Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| The aim of this course is to equip students with the abilities to follow and comment on current issues of the social policy. |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| Görevlendirme |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | To be able to explain basic concepts of social policy. | | 2 | To be able to explain basic practices of social policy. | | 3 | To be able to explain contemporary issues and problems of social policy. | | 4 | To be able to analyse social policy issues | | 5 | To be able to propose solutions for social policy issues. |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Normal Education |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| None |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
| None |
| Course Contents |
| Concepts and practices of social policy. |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | Definitions of social policy | | | | 2 | Historical evolution of social policy I | | | | 3 | Historical evolution of social policy II | | | | 4 | Welfare State / Welfare Regime | | | | 5 | Social State in Turkey | | | | 6 | Social issues and social policies I: Employment and unemployment | | | | 7 | Social issues and social policies II: Labour relations | | | | 8 | Mid-term exam | | | | 9 | Social issues and social policies III: Poverty | | | | 10 | Social issues and social policies IV: Social security, Homework | | | | 11 | Social issues and social policies V: Gender relations | | | | 12 | International institutions and social policy | | | | 13 | Social policy challenged by globalisation I | | | | 14 | General discussion of course items | | | | 15 | General discussion of course items | | | | 16 | Final exam | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| KORAY Meryem (2005) Sosyal Politika, Ankara: İmge.
BALKAN Neşecan ve SAVRAN Sungur, Neoliberalizmin Tahribatı, İstanbul: Metis. BUĞRA Ayşe (2008) Kapitalizm, Yoksulluk ve Türkiye’de Sosyal Politika, İs. |
| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | |
| 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) | | None |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Makeup Examination | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Attending Lectures | 1 | 33 | 33 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
| LO1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | | LO2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | | LO3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | | LO4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | | LO5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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