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| CEK5332 | Current Issues In The National Social Policy | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of LABOR ECONOMICS and INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Burçin ESER | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The aim of this course is to increase students' awareness of social policy and develop students' skills in evaluating and analyzing the problems of social policy in Turkey. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | comprehend the change in social policy in the globalization and new economic order | 1,5,7,10 | | | PO - 2 : | Analyze phenomena of poverty and social exclusion | 1,5,7,10 | | | PO - 3 : | Evaluate the impact of economic liberalization on income distribution, labour and trade union | 1,5,7,10 | | | PO - 4 : | Examine the social issues such as the right to work, employment and unemployment within the framework of implementation of social policies | 1,5,7,10 | | | PO - 5 : | Analyze the social problems of Turkey and application of social policy in relation to these problems | 1,5,7,10 | | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| In this course, the theoretical and historical dimension of social policy explains, the objectives and instruments of social policy are mentioned, examined the effects of globalization on social policy, the current issues are examined in terms of social policy within the framework of Turkey and solutions to these problems are considered by discussion.
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Social policy as a science | | | Week 2 | Globalization and social policy | | | Week 3 | Globalization and new economic order | | | Week 4 | Neo-liberalism, the welfare state and civil society | | | Week 5 | Poverty and social exclusion | | | Week 6 | Causes of poverty | | | Week 7 | Economic liberalization and changes in the distribution of income | | | Week 8 | Globalization, labour and trade union movement | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Social problems and implementation of social policies | | | Week 11 | The right to work, employment opportunities, and the problem of unemployment | | | Week 12 | In-term studies | | | Week 13 | Labour relations and social policy | | | Week 14 | Social problems in Turkey and implementation of social policies | | | Week 15 | Student presentation and discussion | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Koray, M. 2005, Sosyal Politika, İmge Kitabevi, Ankara. | | | 2 | Şenkal, A. 2017, Küreselleşme Sürecinde Sosyal Politika, Umuttepe Yayınları, İstanbul. | | | |
| 1 | Şenses, F. 2006, Küreselleşmenin Öteki Yüzü Yoksulluk, İletişim Yayınları, İstanbul. | | | 2 | Tokol A. ve Alper Y. 2013, Sosyal Politika, Dora Yayınları, Bursa. | | | 3 | Özdemir, S. 2007, Küreselleşme Sürecinde Refah Devleti, İTO Yayınları, No: 2007-57, İstanbul. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 11/2023 | 1 | 30 | | In-term studies (second mid-term exam) | 12 | 12/2023 | 1 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 01/2024 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 6 | 14 | 84 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 10 | 1 | 10 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Ödev | 6 | 11 | 66 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 20 | 1 | 20 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 225 |
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