COURSE UNIT TITLE

: COMPARATIVE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KMY 4031 COMPARATIVE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Public Administration

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IBRAHIM ARAP

Offered to

Public Administration
Public Administration (Evening)

Course Objective

It is aimed the stages of formation and development of public administrations in different countrieswith structural and behavioral aspects of public administrations tobe identified and to be examinedin term of a comparative perspective.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to be able to define public administrative systemsof various countries
2   Being able to be able to explain better the public administration system in our countrywithin the framework of the examples inthe world by gaining a holistic perspective through comparison
3   Being able to be able to make predictions about what can be done fordeveloping (reform) of ourpublic administration system
4   Being able to be able to predict the alternative solutions in the face of the problems associated with public administration or the common problems
5   Being able to be able to apply the method of comparisonin social sciences

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Leading inthe concept ofcomparison with examples
2 The comparative method, the importance-benefits of comparison, the comparable issues, the measurements of comparison, the interdisciplinary characteristics of comparison, the disciplines using comparison, the reasons for using the comparative method, the phases of a comparative study
3 The problems / weaknesses / risks of comparative method, the importance and the historical development of comparative public administration, the benefits of examining the different public administration models by comparative method, the reasons of the selection of countries to be compared. To explain four basic state / administrative traditions
4 The comparative evaluation of the administrative structure of France with the structure of Turkey: Country Profile, political structure, the central government
5 The comparative evaluation of the administrative structure of France with the structure of Turkey: The relations between central-local government, public personnel, the current administrative reforms
6 The comparative evaluation of the administrative structures of United Kingdom and Turkey
7 The comparative evaluation of the administrative structures of Germany and Turkey
8 Midterm Exam
9 Midterm Exam
10 The comparative evaluation of the administrative structures of the United States of America and Turkey
11 The comparative evaluation of the administrative structures of Spain and Turkey
12 The comparative evaluation of the administrative structures of Poland and Turkey
13 The comparative evaluation of the administrative structures of Russia and Turkey
14 The analysis of public administration reforms on a global scale

Recomended or Required Reading

Güler, Birgül Ayman vd. (2009), Kamu Yönetimi Ülke Incelemeleri, Ankara: Imge; Parlak,
Brans, Marleen. Comparative public administration: from general theory to general framework , Handbook of Public Administration (Ed. G. Peters, J. Pierre) içinde, SAGE, London, 2003, s. 424-439.
Emre, Cahit. Kamu Yönetimi Disiplininin Gelişim sürecinde Karşılaştırmalı Kamu Yönetiminin Yeri, Yönetim Bilimi Yazıları içinde, Imaj Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2003, s. 69-99.
Ergun, Turgay ve Polatoğlu Aykut. Kamu Yönetimine Giriş. TODAIE, Ankara, 1992, s. 85-94.
Eroğul, Cem. Çağdaş Devlet Düzenleri: Ingiltere, Amerika, Fransa, Almanya, Imaj Yayınları, Ankara, 2001.
Ferrel Heady, Comparison In The Study Of Public Administration
Comparative Public Administration, Volume 15 of the book series: Research in Public Policy Analysis and Management. (Ed. Eric E. Otenyo, Nancy S. Lind) içinde, Emerald, 2006, s. 61-127.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Theoretical
At the end of the course, discussion based on questions

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE MTEG * 1
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

-

Assessment Criteria

-

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

-

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

atilla.gokturk@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

-

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 90

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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