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KAYZ5210Contemporary Approaches in Public Adm.3+0+0ECTS:7.5
Year / SemesterFall Semester
Level of CourseSecond Cycle
Status Compulsory
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week
LecturerDoç. Dr. Abdullah UZUN
Co-LecturerDr. Öğr. Üyesi Emrah Firidin
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
The course aims to provide the students with a general knowledge about contemporary approaches in public management and their effects on Turkish public management.
 
Programme OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
PO - 1 : list contemporary approaches in public management.2,4,71,
PO - 2 : identify relationships among these approaches.2,4,71,
PO - 3 : demonsrate the effects of transforming Turkish public management according to these approaches.2,4,71,
PO - 4 : analyze emergence of each approach in terms of cultural, economical, political and historical context.2,4,71,
PO - 5 : propose a new public management system based on one of these approaches.2,4,71,
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

 
Contents of the Course
Definition and characteristics of public administration as a discipline, the development discipline of public administration, traditional public administration approach, new public management approach, governance approach, e-government, ethics in public administration, decentralization and local autonomy, performance management, total quality management, strategic management, public value approach, post-modern approaches in public administration
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Definition and characteristics of public administration as a discipline
 Week 2The development discipline of public administration
 Week 3Traditional public administration approach
 Week 4New public management approach
 Week 5Governance approach
 Week 6E-government
 Week 7Decentralization and local autonomy
 Week 8Ethics in public administration
 Week 9Mid-term exam
 Week 10Strategic management
 Week 11Performance management
 Week 12Quizzes and practical homeworks
 Week 13Total quality management
 Week 14Public value approach
 Week 15Post-modern approaches in public administration
 Week 16End-of-term exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Köseoğlu, Ö. ve Sobacı, M. Z. 2015; Kamu Yönetiminde Paradigma Arayışları, Dora Yayıncılık
 
Recommended Reading
1Balcı, A., Nohutçu, A., Öztürk, N. K., Coşkun, B. (ed.) 2008; Kamu Yönetiminde Çağdaş Yaklaşımlar, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara.
2Sözen, S. (2005); Yeni Kamu Yönetimi, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara.
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 8 17/11/2021 2 30
Quiz 12 17/12/2021 1 20
End-of-term exam 16 10/01/2022 3 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 3 14 42
Arasınav için hazırlık 9 6 54
Kısa sınav 1 1 1
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 16 6 96
Dönem sonu sınavı 3 1 3
Total work load196