GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
COMPARATIVE SOCIAL POLICY/1770002
Course Title: COMPARATIVE SOCIAL POLICY
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assoc.Prof. Mehmet M. ÖZAYDIN
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/ozaydin
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  ozaydin@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Learns the process of emergence of social policy.
Learns the theoretical framework of social policy.
Understands the importance of social policy.
Understands the social policy implemantations in different welfare regimes.
Compares the social policy implemantations in Turkey and the world.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face.
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  here is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  The conceptual framework of social politics
2. Week  Theoretical framework of social politics
3. Week  The importance of social politics
4. Week  The emergence of social policy
5. Week  The development of social policy in the historical process
6. Week  The national instruments of social policy
7. Week  International instruments of social policy
8. Week  Midterm
9. Week  Terms of employment and unemployment
10. Week  Characteristics of the labor market in Turkey
11. Week  Characteristics of the labor market in Turkey
12. Week  Characteristics of the labor market in the world
13. Week  Characteristics of the labor market in the world
14. Week  Comparative analysis of the labor market
15. Week  Comparative analysis of the labor market
16. Week  Final exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  1- Social Policy. Aysen TOKOL, Dora Kitabevi, 2015. 2- Social Policy. Meryem KORAY, İmge Kitabevi, 2014. 3- International Social Policy, Mesut GÜLMEZ, Hatiboğlu Yayıncılık.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer,Drill.
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  There is no internship program.
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
50
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
50
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
50
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
15
3
45
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
15
0
0
 Reading
15
2
30
 Searching in Internet and Library
15
2
30
 Designing and Applying Materials
15
0
0
 Preparing Reports
15
0
0
 Preparing Presentation
15
3
45
 Presentation
15
1
15
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
10
10
 Final and Studying for Final
1
10
10
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
185
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.4
 ECTS: 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1To acquire extensive knowledge on literature about social policy’s conceptual framework.X
2To gain detailed information about historical development of social policy in Turkey and World.X
3To ensure detailed konowledge about reasons for the emergence of labour law and labour law’s practice.X
4To interpret national and international instruments of social policy on the level of expertise degree.X
5To gain ability of making an analysis on the level of expertise about running of labor markets.X
6To comprehend the relationship between work and welfare by getting basic information on welfare and welfare classifications.X
7To gain ability of using theoretical knowledge and running process in the field of labour sociology with an aspect of working term.X
8To gain ability of using theoretical knowledge and running process in the field of labour psychology with an aspect of working term.X
9To gain ability of making an analysis about social pocicy problems and solution of these problemsX
10To learn and use written and non-written rules of Turkish and foreign language.X