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POL 224 - Public Administration

Sports Science Faculty · Sport Management · Undergraduate

ECTS: 4 T+P+L: 2+0+0 Field Education Elective
Coordinator: Arş. Gör. Mustafa Burak UYAR

Course Objective

To equip students with the knowledge of individual and collective labor law, which is the basis of employment relations, and to inform them about the social risks in working life and what assistance and services will be provided to the insured in the face of these risks.

Course Content

At the end of this course, students will: Learn general information about labor law. Construct employment contracts. Learn about termination and severance pay. Learn about collective bargaining agreements and unions. Learn about the social security system. Learn about insured individuals and voluntary insurance. Declaring insurance on their own. Learn about short-term and long-term insurance. Learn about insurance premiums and unemployment insurance. Learn about provisions regarding public officials. Learn about general health insurance.

Required Resources

PARLAK, Bekir; SOBACI, Zahit; Kuram ve Uygulamalarda Kamu Yönetimi, Alfa Aktüel Yayınevi, Bursa, 2005.

ATAY, Cevdet; Devlet Yönetimi ve Denetimi, Alfa Yayınları,2.Baskı , Bursa, 1999.

DERDİMAN, Cengiz; Yerel Yönetimler, Aktüel Yayıncılık, İstanbul, 2005.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Ability to define the basic concepts of Public Administration science
  2. Learning the main principles that dominate Public Administration
  3. Information about the Turkish Public Administration structure
  4. Understanding new approaches in Public Administration
  5. To be informed about reform debates in the Turkish public administration system

Core Area Distribution

(34) Business and Administration%50 (38) Law%50

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerCase StudyProblem Solving

Assessment & Evaluation

Testing (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)16232
Out of Class Study Period16464
Midterm111
Quiz000
Assignment000
Practice000
Final111

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1General introduction to the course and general description of the course's perspectives
2Basic concepts and characteristics of Public Administration
3The birth and development of Public Administration as a discipline (What is Public Administration?)
4Main approaches and theories in studies / Public Administration Analysis
5Classical Organization and Public Administration Theory
6Similarities and differences between public and private jobs
7What is bureaucracy? What is Max Weber's approach? The development of bureaucracy and public administration, and the problems of bureaucracy
8midterm exam
9New Public Management - Governance - Good governance
10Public Administration Organization (central / local structures)
11Local Governments: conceptual and theoretical dimensions
12Local Autonomy
13Morality, Ethics and Administrative Responsibility
14Public Policies – Policy Process
15Policy Transfer / Administrative Reform Transfer
16Final Exam