GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES AND SOCIAL POLICY/2770013
Course Title: DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES AND SOCIAL POLICY
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 2 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assoc. Prof. Yücel UYANIK
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/yuyanik
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  yuyanik@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Have knowledge about the effects of demographic change in social policy.
Have knowledge about the social problems caused by the aging population.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There 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  Basic concepts of population
2. Week  Basic Demographic Indicators
3. Week  Population theories
4. Week  Developments in the process of demographic change
5. Week  Results of Demographic Change
6. Week  Demographic Change in the World
7. Week  Demographic change and economic relations
8. Week  The impact of demographic change on employment
9. Week  Demographic change effects on production and consumption
10. Week  Active Ageing Policies
11. Week  Employment policies for the aging workforce
12. Week  Rehabilitation services
13. Week  Age discrimination
14. Week  Policies aimed at preventing age discrimination
15. Week  The growing importance of lifelong learning
16. Week  elderly care services
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Carlo M. Cipolla, Dünya Nüfusunun İktisat Tarihi, ÖTÜKEN NEŞRİYAT, İstanbul, 2015; Massimo Livi Bacci, Avrupa'da Nüfus Hareketleri, LİTERATÜR YAYINLARI, İstanbul, 2009; Prof. Dr. Şengül Hablemitoğlu , Doç. Dr. Emine Özmete, Yaşlı Refahı Yaşlılar İçin Sosyal Hizmet, Kilit Yayınları, İstanbul, 2011.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  -
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
0
0
 Assignment
1
40
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
1
60
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- 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
3
45
 Reading
0
 Searching in Internet and Library
15
2
30
 Designing and Applying Materials
15
2
30
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
20
20
 Final and Studying for Final
1
30
30
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
200
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
8
 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