COURSE UNIT TITLE

: THEORIES OF SOCIAL SECURITY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÇEK 5035 THEORIES OF SOCIAL SECURITY COMPULSORY 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Labour Economics and Industrial Relations

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR SEVDA DEMIRBILEK

Offered to

Labour Economics and Industrial Relations

Course Objective

To teach students the theoretical knowledge in the field of social security, and to gain students the ability to probe the social security rights of workers

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to describe concept of the social security
2   Being able to analyze social security systems
3   Being able to assess national and international dimensions of social security
4   Being able to comprehend organizational and financial structure of social security
5   Being able to know groups in special need of protection in the field of social security

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Various Aspects of the Social Security Concept
2 Social Security Systems
3 Social Security Methods 1: Contributory Regime - Social Insurance
4 Social Security Methods 2: Non- Contributory Regime - Social Service, Social Assistance
5 Social Security Methods 2: Non- Contributory Regime - Social Compensation, Social Incentive
6 Organizational Structure of Social Security
7 Financing of Social Security
8 Midterm Exam
9 Social Security in Industrial and Post-Industrial Society
10 International Dimension of Social Security
11 The Effects of Globalization on Health and Social Security Systems
12 Examining of Needy Groups in terms of Health and Social Security 1: Disabilities and Elderlies
13 Examining of Needy Groups in terms of Health and Social Security 2: Children, The Youth, Women and Family
14 Private Insurance in the Field of Social Security

Recomended or Required Reading

Yusuf ALPER. (2013). Türk Sosyal Güvenlik Sistemi-Sosyal Sigortalar Hukuku, Bursa: Dora Yayınları.
Ömer Zühtü ALTAN (2004). Sosyal Güvenlik Dersleri, Eskişehir: Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayın No: 1592.
Kadir ARICI (1999). Sosyal Güvenlik Dersleri, Ankara.
Kadir ARICI (1997). Avrupa Birliği Sosyal Güvenlik Hukuku, Ankara.
Christoph BORGMANN. (2005). Social Security, Demographics, and Risk, [Electronic Resource], Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer-Verlag.
Sevda DEMIRBILEK. (2005). Sosyal Güvenlik Sosyolojisi, Istanbul: Legal.
Sevda DEMIRBILEK. (2009). Sosyal Politika Bağlamında Sosyal Hizmet, DEÜ Yayın No: 09.1600.0000.000/DK.09.072.471, Izmir.
Sait DILIK. (1991). Sosyal Güvenlik, Ankara.
Ali GÜZEL, Ali Rıza OKUR ve Nurşen CANIKLIOĞLU. (2012). Sosyal Güvenlik Hukuku, 14. Bası, Istanbul: Beta Basım.
Ali Nazım SÖZER. (2013). Işçi, Bağımsız Çalışan ve Kamu Görevlileri Bakımından Türk Sosyal Sigortalar Hukuku, Istanbul: Beta Basım.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Question-Answer, Discussion, Assignment and Presentation

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


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Exam and presentation

Assessment Criteria

All learning outcomes are measured by semester exam and final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

+902323010361
s.demirbilek@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 04:00 pm 05:00 pm

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 3 3
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Preparing assignments 1 5 5
Preparing presentations 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5
LO.1555
LO.2555
LO.3555
LO.4555
LO.5555

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