Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
SOS1042015138SOCIAL POLICYCompulsory124
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
This lecture focused welfare system, social politics and public services.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Yrd. Doç. Dr. Murat Yüksel
Learning Outcomes
1Define the concept of social policy.
2Outline the nature, focus and concerns of social policy.
3Compare the welfare system/services and the development of social policies in Turkey and in the world.
4Discuss the applications of social policies in Turkey and in the world.
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
The definition of social policy in the context of this course, the scope and content; Turkey and the world of the welfare system and service development; planning and development concepts in the context of major policy areas (health, housing, social security, immigration, etc.), include discussions on.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Concept and historical development of social policy
2Social protest and opposition movements
3Globalization and social issues
4Social policy in Turkey
5Income distribution and poverty
6social exclusion
7discrimination
8Midterms
9social policies for women
10social policies for disabled people
11social policies for immigrants
12social policies for children
13social policies for young people
14social policies for elderly
15social policies for former convict
16Final Examination
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination248
Final Examination122
Makeup Examination122
Attending Lectures14228
Discussion14228
Question-Answer14228
Brain Storming14228
Reading122
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)126
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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