Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue
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| Year/Semester of Study | 4 / Spring 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 | MUSTAFA ARSLAN (m.arslan@nevsehir.edu.tr) | ||||
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish | ||||
| Work Placement(s) | None | ||||
| Objectives of the Course | |||||
| Public Policy Analyisis course investigates the relationships between relevant actors during determination and execution of public policies. The course aims to provide necessary conceptual and theoretical tools for examining changing public administration systems. | |||||
| Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
| The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
| LO-1 | Can describe the basic concepts about public policy analysis. |
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;
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Examination |
| LO-2 | Can identify and describe public policy analysis models. |
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-3 Analyze compenents of political, administrative and institutional systems, design institutional systems, and make operational the process of decision-making and coordination mechanisms which are effective for institutionalization; PO-4 Gain ability to adaptate oneself to technologic innovations and use the maximum level of information technologies in order to make managerial decision-making and implementation process more efficient in terms of time and resources; |
Examination |
| LO-3 | Will gain the ability to determine the actors in decision-making processes. |
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-3 Analyze compenents of political, administrative and institutional systems, design institutional systems, and make operational the process of decision-making and coordination mechanisms which are effective for institutionalization; PO-4 Gain ability to adaptate oneself to technologic innovations and use the maximum level of information technologies in order to make managerial decision-making and implementation process more efficient in terms of time and resources; |
Examination |
| LO-4 | Can critically evaluate public policies in Turkey. |
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-3 Analyze compenents of political, administrative and institutional systems, design institutional systems, and make operational the process of decision-making and coordination mechanisms which are effective for institutionalization; PO-4 Gain ability to adaptate oneself to technologic innovations and use the maximum level of information technologies in order to make managerial decision-making and implementation process more efficient in terms of time and resources; |
Examination |
| PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
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| Course Contents | ||
| Development of public policy analysis, definition of public policy, tools and models for public policy analysis, policy Networks, decision-making, public policy examples in Turkey are main topics to be studied. | ||
| Weekly Course Content | ||
| Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 | Development of public policy analysis | Lecture |
| 2 | Models of public policy analysis | Lecture |
| 3 | Institutional political system | Lecture |
| 4 | Qualitative and quantitative analysis | Lecture |
| 5 | Policy networks | Lecture |
| 6 | Decision making methods | Lecture |
| 7 | Democratic participation in decision making | Lecture |
| 8 | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | NGO’s, pressure and interst groups | Lecture |
| 10 | Policy transfer and learning | Lecture |
| 11 | Comparative, cultural and ethical dimensions | Lecture |
| 12 | Public Policy in Turkey | Lecture |
| 13 | Public Policy Examples: Social Aid | Lecture |
| 14 | Public Policy Examples: Agricultural Policies | Lecture |
| 15 | General assessment | Lecture |
| 16 | final exam | |
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
| 1 | Dye, T.R. (2010); Understanding Public Policy (13. Basım), Longman | |
| 2 | Çevik, H. H.; Demirci, S. ( 2012 ) Kamu Politikası, Seçkin Yayıncılık | |
| 3 | İlgili makaleler. | |
| Required Course instruments and materials | ||
| Projection, essays, case studies | ||
| 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 | 9 | 1 | 9 |
| mid-term exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Own study for final exam | 9 | 1 | 9 |
| final exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| 0 | |||
| Total work load; | 118 | ||