Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Course Code | : ÇEKO304 |
| Course Type | : Required |
| Couse Group | : First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
| Education Language | : Turkish |
| Work Placement | : N/A |
| Theory | : 3 |
| Prt. | : 0 |
| Credit | : 3 |
| Lab | : 0 |
| ECTS | : 5 |
The aim of the course Current Social Policy Debates is to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of contemporary issues, approaches, and debates within the field of social policy. Throughout the course, students will critically analyze key topics such as globalization, digitalization, the climate crisis, migration, gender inequalities, and emerging forms of poverty from a social policy perspective, and will develop the capacity for critical assessment.
The course Current Social Policy Debates familiarizes students with recent debates and trends in social policy, including topics such as digitalization, automation, the platform economy, climate change, gender, migration, social exclusion, aging, and new social risks. It also strengthens students’ ability to carry out critical and comparative analyses within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals and social policy transformation.
| Assoc. Prof. Mehmet Atilla GÜLER |
| 1. | Critically evaluates current social policy debates and practices in a comparative perspective. |
| 2. | Formulates solution-oriented proposals for current social policy challenges. |
| 3. | Enhances critical thinking skills and conducts assessments within the framework of social justice, equality, and ethical principles. |
| 4. | Conducts comparative evaluations of national and international trends in social policy. |
| 5. | Analyzes current issues such as digitalization, climate change, migration, and gender from a social policy perspective. |
| 1. | Ferrara, M. (2013). Sosyal Avrupa’da “Güney Avrupa Refah Modeli. Sosyal Politika Yazıları (Ed: A.Buğra ve Ç.Keyder) içinde, İletişim Yayınları, 195-230. |
| 2. | Güler, M. A. (2020). Birikim, düzenleme ve sosyal devletin dönüşümü. Türk Metal Sendikası Araştırma ve Eğitim Merkezi. |
| 3. | Koray, M. (2022). Sosyal Politika. Ankara: İmge Kitabevi. |
| 4. | Güler, M.A. (2022). Gözlem Raporları Bağlamında Uluslararası Çalışma Örgütünün Covid-19 Pandemisi ile Mücadele Yaklaşımı. Mesleki Sağlık ve Güvenlik Dergisi, 19(2), 24-33. |
| 5. | Güler, M.A. (2023). Yerel Yönetimlerin Sosyal Politika İşlevleri ve Güncel Sorun Alanları. Emek ve Şehir Dergisi, 2(1), 107-123. |
| 6. | Oran, S. (2023). Sosyal Politika: Yeniden İnşanın Eleştirisi. Ankara: Nika Yayınevi. |
| Type of Assessment | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Midterm Examination | 1 | %40 |
| Final Examination | 1 | %60 |
| Activities | Count | Preparation | Time | Total Work Load (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture - Theory | 14 | 3 | 3 | 84 |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 20 | 2 | 22 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 22 | 2 | 24 |
| TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) | 130 | |||
PÇ-1 | PÇ-2 | PÇ-3 | PÇ-4 | PÇ-5 | PÇ-6 | PÇ-7 | PÇ-8 | PÇ-9 | PÇ-10 | PÇ-11 | PÇ-12 | |
OÇ-1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
OÇ-2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
OÇ-3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
OÇ-4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
OÇ-5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 |