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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS SOC 5010 SOCIAL POLICY AND PRACTICE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Sociology

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR YILDIZ AKPOLAT

Offered to

Sociology

Course Objective

The leading problem of our age is social policy practices. In this course, the problems of determining and practicing social policy all around the world will be discussed.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The definition and content of social policy 2   Main Concepts related to Social Policy 3   Social Policy Institutions: National Institutions, International Institutions 4   Juristic Rules of Social Policy: Individual Labor Law Rules, Collective Labor Law Rules 5   Labor Disputes and Resolution: Individual Labor Disputes, Collective Labor Disputes, Interest Disputes and Rights Disputes

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Introduction to the Course and Basic Concepts 2 Introduction to the Course and Basic Concepts 3 Introduction to the Course and Basic Concepts 4 Main Concepts related to Social Policy 5 Main Concepts related to Social Policy 6 Social Policy Institutions: National Institutions, International Institutions 7 Social Policy Institutions: National Institutions, International Institutions 8 Midterm 9 Juristic Rules of Social Policy: Individual Labor Law Rules, Collective Labor Law Rules 10 Juristic Rules of Social Policy: Individual Labor Law Rules, Collective Labor Law Rules 11 Juristic Rules of Social Policy: Individual Labor Law Rules, Collective Labor Law Rules 12 Labor Disputes and Resolution: Individual Labor Disputes, Collective Labor Disputes, Interest Disputes and Rights Disputes 13 Labor Disputes and Resolution: Individual Labor Disputes, Collective Labor Disputes, Interest Disputes and Rights Disputes 14 Conclusion, Evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Sources: Koray, M. (1988), Sosyal Politika. Imge Yayınevi: Istanbul. Alper, Y ve Toksol A. (2014), Sosyal Politika. Dora Yayınları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture 2. Answer-Question 3. Discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER) 3 FIN FINAL EXAM 4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40 5 RST RESIT 6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. LO 1-5: They will be evaluated by questions in the midterm and final examinations. 2. LO 4: It will be evaluated by the student s presentation and presentation report

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 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28 Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20 Preparation for final exam 1 30 30 Preparing assignments 1 14 14 Preparing presentations 1 14 14 Final 1 1 1 Midterm 1 1 1 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 LO.1 5 5 3 LO.2 5 5 3 LO.3 5 5 3 LO.4 5 5 3 LO.5 5 5 5