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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS SOC 6068 DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL POLICY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Sociology

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR YILDIZ AKPOLAT

Offered to

Sociology

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to analyze the structure, process and results of social systems in terms of the creation and distribution of income in the process of globalization.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To compare the developments in the field of social politics in different country groups 2   To learn the elements influencing social policy in global and local scale 3   To analyze effects of free movement of labour on the EU in terms of social and economic 4   To compare the change of production, division of labour, labour market, and implementation of social policies on a global scale in terms of time and space. 5   To discuss social and economic crisis and transformations in the global scale in the context of the labor market and to evaluate their effects on Turkey.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Introduction: What is Social Policy 2 International Actors 3 National Actors 4 Historical Approaches to Poverty and Social Policy 5 Capitalism, Social Problem and Welfare Policies 6 Modern State, Labor and Social Policy 7 Midterm Exam 8 European Welfare Model 9 Human Development 10 Development and Gender 11 Development and Education 12 Development and Health 13 Sustainable Development 14 Globalization and Social Policy

Recomended or Required Reading

A. Buğra Ç. Keyder (der.), Sosyal Politika Yazıları (Istanbul: Iletişim Yayınları, 2010). Nadir Özbek, Cumhuriyet Türkiyesi nde Sosyal Güvenlik ve Sosyal Politikalar (Istanbul: Tarih Vakfı, 2006). Ayşe Buğra, Yoksulluk ve Türkiye de Sosyal Politika (Istanbul: Iletişim Yayınları, 2008).

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, weekly readings, paper and others.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE 3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 0.60 4 RST RESIT 5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60 *** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 14 3 42 Preparing assignments 1 30 30 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 5 70 Preparation for midterm exam 1 11 11 Preparing presentations 1 11 11 Preparation for final exam 1 15 15 Final 1 3 3 Midterm 1 3 3 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 185

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO LO.1 LO.2 LO.3 LO.4 LO.5