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Week
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Topics
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Study Metarials
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1
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What is public policy?
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2
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Origin of public policies
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3
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Philosophical contributions to public policies
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4
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History of public policy and Consultation
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5
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Administrative history and public policy
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6
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Public policy consulting in Turkey
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7
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Public Policy Reviewers
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8
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Public policy actors
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9
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Midterm
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10
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Public policy cycle
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11
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Benefit and value of public policy analysis
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12
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Public policy and public opinion
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13
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Public policy and globalisation
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14
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Issues and the future of public policy
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Prerequisites
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Language of Instruction
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Turkish
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Responsible
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Assistant Professor Dr. MEHMET ÖZGÜDEN
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Instructors
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Assistants
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Researh Assistant EMİNE ÇELİKSOY
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Resources
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Parsons, W. (1995) Public Policy An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Policy
Analysis, Edward Elgar.
Patton, C.V. and D.S. Sawicki (1993) Basic Methods of Policy Analysis and Planning,
Prentice Hall.
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Supplementary Book
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Supplementary Reference Çevik, Hasan Hüseyin ve Demirci, Süleyman (2008) Kamu Politikası, Seçkin Yayıncılık.
Dye, Thomas R. (2007) Understanding Public Policy, Prentice Hall.
Hill, Michael (2005) The Public Policy Process, Pearson Education Ltd.
Kaptı, Alican (2011) Kamu Politika Süreci Teorik Perspektifler, Seçkin Yayıncılık.
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Goals
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The objective of this course is to present basic concepts, models and theories on public policies. In this course, students are expected to be familiar with concepts, actors, processes and theories related to the public policy. Phases of determining the policy problem, determining alternative policies, evaluation of alternatives and main evaluation methods, desicion on policy, application of the decision on policy, following and reviewing applied policies are reviewed.
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Content
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Definition, types and features of public policy, actors of public policy, agenda-setting, formulation, implementation, evaluation, change and termination of public policies, public policy models, public policies in Turkey.
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Program Learning Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
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1
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Acquiring the basic concepts and field information on public administration in national and international level, law, politics, sociology, urbanization and environmental issues and to be able to follow the recent development in these areas.
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4
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2
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Having the ability to use the political science and public administration related information in political and administrative fields; and using these for determining, defining and formulasing, solving current, local and global issues.
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4
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3
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Having the basic information on funtioning rules of relations between individuals and communities.
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4
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Having the ability to do researches relateed to the political science and public administration and choosing the right decision making techniques, analitic approaches and applying these.
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4
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5
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Having the basic knowledge in statistics and using softwares like SPSS and applying these to professional and academic studies.
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6
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Having the required skills to work in different levels in human recources, public relations, fiancial administration and supervision fields of public instituions, private sector and NGO`s.
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4
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7
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Expressing his ideas in the level of acquired knowledge orally or in writing.
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4
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8
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Having produce interdisciplinary comments by establishing relations between the sub-branches of political science and public administration and other social sciences.
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4
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9
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Having the ability to work in individually or in a team, having the responsibility and ability to solve issues in both individual and team levels.
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10
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Having the ability to communicate effectively in Turkish and a professional reading skill in a foreign language.
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11
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Having the necessary awarenss in issues of democracy, human rights, universality of social rights, quality, cultural values and protection of the environment.
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12
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Acting in accordance with professional, social, cultural, scientific and ethical values in the process of creating and applying knowledge and experience in the field of political science and public administration.
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13
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Being open to the change and development and having the awareness of lifelong learning and questioning.
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