Information Package / Course Catalogue
Introduction of Public Administration
Course Code: TAK208
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

To teach students general characteristics of public administration and their principles and give basic knowledge about administrative working principles.

Course Content

General knowledge of topics underneith will be given: • General characteristics of public administration • İmportant principles of public administration • Turkey’s administrative construction

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to analyse general characteristics of public administration
2.to be able to comprehend the important principles.
3.To have knowledge about government management.
4.understanding the functioning of Public Administration
5.To have knowledge about management science.
Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
General characteristics of public relations
Week 2 - Theoretical
General characteristics of public relations
Week 3 - Theoretical
İmportant principles of public relations: Centralized Management, Local Management
Week 4 - Theoretical
The administrative construction of Turkey: General knowledge about centralized Management
Week 5 - Theoretical
President: duties and power; General Secretariat of the Presidency
Week 6 - Theoretical
Council of ministers: Duties and Power
Week 7 - Theoretical
Presidency
Week 8 - Theoretical
Presidency: Duties and Power (Midterm exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Helping organizations in the center and their features
Week 10 - Theoretical
The organization of provincial centralized Management: County, city,district
Week 11 - Theoretical
Decentralized Management organizations in Turkey
Week 12 - Theoretical
Service place of Board of directors
Week 13 - Theoretical
Regulative and Supervisory organizations
Week 14 - Theoretical
Reform movements in public relations
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Term Assignment1%5
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Final Rate1%5
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Midterm Examination1718
Final Examination115116
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)80
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
2
2
2
2
2
OÇ-2
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-3
5
2
2
2
5
OÇ-4
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-5
2
2
2
2
2
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026