Information Package / Course Catalogue
New Approaches in Public Administration
Course Code: KAY437
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 this course is to introduce contemporary concepts, theories, approaches and practices in public administration.

Course Content

Classical understanding of public administration, systems approach in public administration, chaos and complexity sciences in public administration, American new public administration movement, public management, governance, new right and minimal state theory, public choice theory, post-modernism and post-bureaucracy in public administration, strategic planning and performance management in public sector, new models in the organization of goods and services production

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Students will recognize new trends in public administration.
2.Students understand the changing role of the state in the 21st century.
3.Students will gain knowledge of new teachings and theories produced in the discipline.
4.Students learn modern management techniques in terms of practice and theory.
5.Students can analyze the difference between the traditional and the new.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Asım Balcı-A. Nohutçu-N.K. Öztürk-B. Coşkun, Kamu Yönetiminde Çağdaş Yaklaşımlar, Seçkin Yayıncılık, 2003.
2.Sonay Bayramoğlu, Yönetişim Zihniyeti
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Information about the method and content of the course
Week 2 - Theoretical
Comparison of the traditional and the new
Week 3 - Theoretical
Classical Understanding of Public Administration
Week 4 - Theoretical
New Public Administration Movement (NPM)
Week 5 - Theoretical
Theory of Public Choice
Week 6 - Theoretical
New Public Management (NPM)
Week 7 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm Exam
Week 8 - Theoretical
Fordism and Post-Fordism
Week 9 - Theoretical
Fordism and Post-Fordism
Week 10 - Theoretical
Postmodern Public Administration and Postbureaucracy
Week 11 - Theoretical
Strategic Planning and Performance Management in Public Sector
Week 12 - Theoretical
Critical Theory
Week 13 - Theoretical
New Institutionalism
Week 14 - Theoretical
Governance
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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OÇ-1
4
5
4
4
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3
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3
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3
OÇ-2
4
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4
4
3
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3
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3
5
4
3
2
3
3
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OÇ-5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026