Iğdır University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
200400502103	PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION	Compulsory	1	2	5

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

This course intends to introduce the basic concepts , theoretical developments and basic issues of the discipline of public administration to the students. The course will first concentrate on the concepts of administration and organization, the two pillars of the discipline, and then place them into a public concept. After considering the field of public administration, another intention of the course is to draw the general framework within which Trukish public administration functions.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

1	To be specialized in the subjects of public administration
2	To participate current debates on the issues of public administration
3	To analyze necessary factors which are effective on public administration

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Basic concepts in the theory and practice of public administration.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	The concepts of administration and organization
2	The characteristics of formal organization and organization as system.
3	The relationship between the organization and its environment.
4	Consideration of organizational goals and structure.
5	Authority relationship.
6	Functions of the administrator.
7	Functions of the administrator.
8	Neoclassical theory of organization
9	Neoclassical theory of organization.
10	Modern theories of organization.
11	What is public administration.
12	Development of the discipline of public administration.
13	Development of the study and teaching of public administration in Turkey.
14	General characteristics of Turkish public administration.

Recommended or Required Reading

H.Hüseyin Çevik, Kamu Yönetimi, Seçkin Yay B. Aykaç, H. Yayman, Türkiye'de kamu yönetimi, Nobel yayınları, 2012

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Final Examination	1	100
SUM		100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities		40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Self Study	30	5	150
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8	PO 9	PO 10	PO 11	PO 12	PO 13	PO 14
LO1	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
LO2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
LO3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High