GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
RECENT PROBLEMS IN SOCIAL POLICY/2770016
Course Title: RECENT PROBLEMS IN SOCIAL POLICY
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 2 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
   Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assos. Prof. Erdinç YAZICI
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  erdincy@gazi.edu.tr
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  erdincy@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
The conceptual framework of social policy is learned
Problems learned on Social Policy
Globalization and social policy relationship is learned.
Global Social Issues and Proposed Solutions is learned
New social policy practices learned.
 -- 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  Social Policy Concept
2. Week  Social Political History
3. Week  Development of Social Policy
4. Week  Social Problems Concept
5. Week  Social Policy and Globalization
6. Week  Globalization and Social Issues
7. Week  Contemporary Social Policy Debate
8. Week  Exam week
9. Week  Social Exclusion and Globalization
10. Week  Disadvantaged Groups
11. Week  Elderly and Social Policy
12. Week  Disabled and Social Policy
13. Week  Refugees and Social Policy
14. Week  Children and Social Policy
15. Week  Women and Social Policy
16. Week  Youth and social policy
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Aysen Tokol, Yusuf Alper,Social Policy, Dora publisher , Bursa, 2011 Mesut Gülmez International Social Policy, Hatipoglu Publications , Istanbul, 2000 Meryem Koray , social policy , Imge Publications, Ankara, 2008
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  lecture
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  Not Applicable
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 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
0
 Reading
15
2
30
 Searching in Internet and Library
15
1
15
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
15
1
15
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
15
1
15
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
15
2
30
 Final and Studying for Final
15
2
30
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
180
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.2
 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