COURSE UNIT TITLE

: COMPARATIVE SOCIAL SECURITY INSTITUTIONS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÇEK 5002 COMPARATIVE SOCIAL SECURITY INSTITUTIONS COMPULSORY 3 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 gain students the ability of comparison organizational, financial, administrative and problematic aspects of social security institutions.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to recognize social security institutions
2   Being able to compare social security practices
3   Being able to evaluate Turkish social security system with in the framework of examples of other countries
4   Being able to understand the social security functions of local governments and non-governmental organizations
5   Being able to analyze contemporary issues 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 Comparison of Social Insurance and Private Insurance
2 Comparison of Non-Contributory Social Security Methods
3 Research of Social Security Systems of Some of the Sample Countries 1: EU Countries
4 Research of Social Security Systems of Some of the Sample Countries 2: Latin America Nations
5 Analysis of Turkish Social Security System and Its Changes in the Process of European Union Membership
6 Social Service Institutions and Practices: General Directorate of Family and Community Services
7 Social Service Institutions and Practices: General Directorate of Children's Services
8 Midterm Exam
9 Social Service Institutions and Practices: General Directorate of Social Assistance
10 The Role of Social Security System in the Fight against Poverty: Sample of Social Assistance and Solidarity Foundation
11 Local Governments and Social Security
12 Non-Governmental Organizations and Social Security
13 Relationship between Ageing Population and Social Security: Retirement Systems and Care Insurance
14 Social Security of Persons with Disabilities: General Directorate of Disabled and Elderly Services

Recomended or Required Reading

Ana kaynak:
Yusuf ALPER. (2013). Türk Sosyal Güvenlik Sistemi-Sosyal Sigortalar Hukuku, Bursa: Dora Yayınları.
Kadir ARICI (1999). Sosyal Güvenlik Dersleri, 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.
Edt.: John DIXON ve Mark HYDE. (2001). The Marketization of Social Security [Electronic Resource], Westport, Conn. : Quorum Boks.
Ali GÜZEL, Ali Rıza OKUR ve Nurşen CANIKLIOĞLU. (2012). Sosyal Güvenlik Hukuku, 14. Bası, Istanbul: Beta Basım.
Edt.: Jonathan GRUBER ve David A. WISE. (2007). Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World [Electronic Resource] : Fiscal Implications of Reform, Chicago : University of Chicago Press.

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
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Preparing assignments 1 8 8
Preparing presentations 1 6 6
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 95

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5
LO.1334
LO.2334
LO.3334
LO.4334
LO.5334

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