1	Course Title:	ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM
2	Course Code:	KAM4204
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	4
6	Semester:	8
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	5
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Doç.Dr. MEHMET ZAHİD SOBACI
16	Course Lecturers:	Yok
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Doç. Dr. M. Zahid SOBACI E-posta: zsobaci@uludag.edu.tr Tel: 0224 2941151 Uludağ Üniversitesi İktisadi İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Kamu Yönetimi Bölümü Görükle, 16059 Nilufer / BURSA
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	The main objective of the course is to enable students to grasp the idea and the practice of administrative reform and to have a basic level of knowledge on reforms implemented in Turkey and other countries.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

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Learning Outcomes:

1 To gain a conceptual understanding of administrative reforms. ; 2 To have knowledge on different approaches to administrative reform. ; 3 To have knowledge on different strategies regarding administrative reform.; 4 To grasp the political aspects of administrative reform.; 5 To have an idea about the process of administrative reform in detail. ; 6 To evaluate the causes of administrative reform within the current public administration approach. ; 7 To compare and evaluate different implementations of administrative reforms in Turkey and some other countries. ; 8 To have knowledge on the main tendencies in reforming public administration.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	The conceptual evaluation of administrative reform
2	Different approaches to administrative reform
3	Strategies regarding administrative reform
4	The process of administrative reform
5	The political dimension of administrative reform
6	Current causes of administrative reform
7	Common ideas and concepts utilized in today’s administrative reforms
8	New public management within the process of administrative reform
9	Administrative reform implementations in underdeveloped countries
10	Administrative reform implementations in developing countries
11	Administrative reform implementations in USA
12	Administrative reform implementations in EU Countries
13	Administrative reform implementations in Turkey
14	A comparative evaluation of administrative reform implementations in different countries

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	A-Textbook: M. Zahid SOBACI, İdari Reform ve Politika Transferi&Yeni Kamu İşletmeciliğinin Yayılışı, Turhan Kitabevi, Ankara, 2009. B-References: Hüseyin YAYMAN, Türkiye’nin İdari Reform Tarihi, Turhan Kitabevi, Ankara, 2008. Kenan SÜRGİT, Türkiye’de İdari Reform, TODAİE Yayınları, Ankara, 1972.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	3	42
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	14	4	56
Homeworks, Performances	0	0	0
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	20	20
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	32	32
Total WorkLoad			150
Total workload/ 30 hr			5
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

26	CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
PQ1 PQ2 PQ3 PQ4 PQ5 PQ6 PQ7 PQ8 PQ9 PQ10 LO1 3 3 4 5 1 1 2 3 3 3 LO2 4 4 4 5 1 1 2 3 3 3 LO3 3 3 4 5 1 1 2 3 3 3 LO4 4 4 4 5 4 1 2 4 3 3 LO5 4 3 4 5 1 1 2 3 3 3 LO6 3 4 4 5 1 1 2 4 3 3 LO7 4 3 4 5 1 1 2 4 4 3 LO8 4 4 4 5 1 1 2 4 4 3

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High