| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Policy and Planning | SHB314 | Compulsory | Bachelor's degree | 3 | Spring | 4 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Esin KARACAN
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Identify emergence and development of social policy.
2) Discuss the conceptualization and the scope of social policy.
3) Classify the processes and practices surrounding social policy and planning.
4) List national and international dynamics affecting social policies.
5) Explain the place of planning in arrangement and treatment of social welfare policies.
6) Synthesize the political systems and their impacts on social policy, international dynamics as well as actors affecting global and national social policies.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| 1 | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
| 2 | Low | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
| 3 | Low | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Low | Middle | |
| 4 | Low | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Low | |
| 5 | Middle | High | Middle | Middle | Low | High | High | Low | |
| 6 | Middle | Low | Middle | Middle | High | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Introduction to Law and Political Science
Course Contents
This course cover social policy and social welfare policy, role and importance of social policy in social work practice, role and function of social workers in social policies, development of social policies in the EU and its comtemporary policies, programs, planning forms and approachs, Planning processes in Turkey and social policy-planning relationship.
Weekly Schedule
1) Social Policy Concept, Importance and Aims2) Historical Development of Social Policy
3) Historical Development of Social Policy in Turkey
4) National Parties of Social Policy
5) International Parties of Social Policy
6) Social Policy Issues (Population, Employment and Unemployment)
7) Social Policy Issues (Wage Policies)
8) Midterm
9) Social Policy Issues (Income Distribution and Poverty)
10) Social Policy Issues (Social Exclusion and Discrimination)
11) Social Policy Issues (Social Security, Occupational Health and Safety)
12) Social Policy for Women
13) Social Policy for the Elderly and Disabled
14) Social Policy for Children and Youth
15) General evaluation
16) Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Sosyal Politika, Yusuf Alper, Aysen Tokol, Dora Yayınları
2- Cahit TALAS,Toplumsal Politika, İmge Kitabevi Yay, 2001.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Group Study
5) Self Study
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
30% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
70% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required