COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ERA 2502 ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Public Administration

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MEHMET NACI SEVKAL

Offered to

Public Administration (Evening)
Public Administration

Course Objective

To introduce students the phenomenon of administrative reform as part of a broader framework of change.
To discuss the outcomes of administrative reforms within the context of developing countries.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to understand the scope of administrative ref
2   Being able to establish the relationship between administrative change and different aspects of socioeconomic processes.
3   Being able to build links between national and global processes
4   Being able to compare different reform experiences
5   Being able to evaluate public administration critically.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

HAZIRLIK - FOREIGN LANGUAGE PREPARATION CLASS

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General Introduction to the Course
2 Administrative Systems
3 The Meaning and Scope of Administrative Reform
4 Theoretical Analysis of Reform and Reorganization
5 Top-Down Models
6 Bottom-Up Models
7 Institutional Models
8 Midterm examination
9 Midterm examination
10 Globalisation and Public Administration
11 Trends in Administrative Reform and Reorganization
12 Critical Approaches to Reform
13 Case Studies I
14 Case Studies II

Recomended or Required Reading

Farazmand, Ali (2002). Administrative Reform in Developing Nations. Praeger Publishers: Westport.
Otenyo, Eric E. and Lind, Nancy S. (2006). Comparative Public Administration: The Essential Readings. Elsevier: Amsterdam.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is designed on a lecture basis.

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

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

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 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 14 14
Preparation for final exam 1 24 24
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 90

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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