Information Package / Course Catalogue
Audit and Planning in Public Administration
Course Code: KAY300
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

The aim of the course is to provide an understanding of the concepts of planning and audit in public administration, audit tools in public administration and planning approach in a historical perspective.

Course Content

This course covers the development of audit function from past to present, audit approaches, audit types, ombudsman audit, current changes in public administration audit in Turkey, types of plans and planning approaches, planning tools in Turkey before and after 1961.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To understand the importance, function and types of audit in public administration
2.To understand the importance, function and types of planning function in public administration
3.Understanding the transformation in the understanding of planning
4.Understanding the transformation in audit understanding
5.To have knowledge of audit and planning functions at the level of application-operation and institutions.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Barış Övgün, Devlet ve Planlama
2.Yaşar Okur, Türkiye’de Kamu Denetimi, Değişim Süreci ve Performans Denetimi
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Evaluation on the method and content of the course
Week 2 - Theoretical
Structural and Functional Dimensions of Public Administration
Week 3 - Theoretical
Audit Function in Administration
Week 4 - Theoretical
Audit Approaches in Public Administration
Week 5 - Theoretical
New Public Management and Transformation of the Audit Function
Week 6 - Theoretical
Types of Audit
Week 7 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm Exam
Week 8 - Theoretical
Current Trends in Audit of Turkish Public Administration
Week 9 - Theoretical
Planning Function
Week 10 - Theoretical
Understanding of planning in bureaucratic organization
Week 11 - Theoretical
Development Planning
Week 12 - Theoretical
Transformation of the planning function
Week 13 - Theoretical
Governance and Strategic Planning
Week 14 - Theoretical
Comparison of private sector planning and audit with public sector planning and audit
Week 15 - Theoretical
Review
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory144398
Midterm Examination120121
Final Examination130131
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)150
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026