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FACULTY OF ECONOMICS & ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES / KMY 447 - PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Code: KMY 447 Course Title: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND ETHICS Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 4
Year/Semester of Study 4 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer SERDAR VURAL UYGUN (serdarvuraluygun@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
Basic concepts regarding ethics, elements of ethics, administrative ethics, philosophical dimension of administrative ethics, importance of ethics in public administration, ethical dilemmas, ethical codes, legislation of ethics, whistleblowers and their protection, administrative culture based on ethics, decision making based on ethics, character and virtue ethics, normative draft regarding administrative ethics in Turkey is aimed to examine in this course.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Can describe the importance of ethics in public administration PO-1 Upon successful completion of the program students: Learn essential theoretical and empirical concepts of the discipline’s main branches, Political Science, Administration Science, Urbanization and Environmental Problems and Legal Sciences and gain a perspective which is appropriate for creating solutions in this scope;
PO-9 Gain self-consciousness for adoption of ethical values as the fundamental values at every stage of life and especially in professional life;
Examination
LO-2 Can analyse ethical paradoxes and interest conflicts. PO-1 Upon successful completion of the program students: Learn essential theoretical and empirical concepts of the discipline’s main branches, Political Science, Administration Science, Urbanization and Environmental Problems and Legal Sciences and gain a perspective which is appropriate for creating solutions in this scope;
PO-9 Gain self-consciousness for adoption of ethical values as the fundamental values at every stage of life and especially in professional life;
Examination
LO-3 Can evaluate ethics code. PO-1 Upon successful completion of the program students: Learn essential theoretical and empirical concepts of the discipline’s main branches, Political Science, Administration Science, Urbanization and Environmental Problems and Legal Sciences and gain a perspective which is appropriate for creating solutions in this scope;
PO-9 Gain self-consciousness for adoption of ethical values as the fundamental values at every stage of life and especially in professional life;
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Main concepts regarding ethics, elements of ethics, administrative ethics, philosophical dimension of administrative ethics, importance of ethics in public administration, ethical dilemmas, ethical codes, legislation of ethics, whistleblowers and their protection, administrative culture based on ethics, character and virtue ethics, decision making based on ethics, normative draft regarding administrative ethics in Turkey is evaluated.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Public Administration and corruption Lecture
2 Factors affecting corruption and consequences of corruption Lecture
3 Sorts of corruption Lecture
4 Importance of ethics in public administration and ethical dilemmas Lecture
5 Basic concepts related to ethics and philosophical foundations of administrative ethics Lecture
6 Ethical behavior rules Lecture
7 Ethical legislation Lecture
8 mid-term exam
9 Whistleblowing, ethical committees Lecture
10 Decision making based on ethics Lecture
11 Virtue ethics Lecture
12 Ethical education Lecture
13 Normative draft regarding administrative ethics in Turkey Lecture
14 Public Service Ethics Committee Lecture
15 General assessment Lecture
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 İlgili makaleler ve yasal dokümanlar
2 Sökmen, Alptekin, (2013). Mesleki Etik, Detay Yayıncılık
Required Course instruments and materials
Projection

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 2 14 28
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 14 28
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 8 1 8
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 12 1 12
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 120