COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND DEVELOPMENT

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ERA 2501 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND DEVELOPMENT 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
Public Administration

Course Objective

To introduce students the relationship between public administration and development.
To explore with students recent discussions about the topic.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able grasp the meaning of development
2   Being able to compare different approaches to development
3   Being able to situate development within the global historical context
4   Being able to establish relationships between public administration and different aspects of socioeconomic processes.
5   Being able to evaluate the development process 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 The Meaning of Development
3 Historical Background (Industrial Revolution)
4 Historical Background (Implications of the Industrial Revolution)
5 Mainstream Approaches to Development
6 Critical Approaches to Development
7 Globalisation and Development
8 Midterm examination
9 Midterm examination
10 The Role of Public Administration in Development
11 Development Administration
12 Institutions -Domestic
13 Institutions -International
14 New Trends in Development Studies

Recomended or Required Reading

Braudel, Fernand (1984). Civilization and Capitalism, volume III, The Perspective of the World. William Collins: London. (Chapter 6, pp 536-618)
Chang, Ha-Joon (2002). Kicking Away the Ladder, Development Strategy in Historical Perspective. Anthem Press: London. (pp.1-9; 13-19; 51-68; 69-81)

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 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 97

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.111111
LO.211111
LO.311111
LO.411111
LO.511111