Uludağ Üniversitesi, İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Görükle Kampusu, 16059 Nilüfer / Bursa
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Objective of the Course:
The aim of the course to look at the critical role of international social policy and revisit social policy in Turkey which is necessary to emphasize local relevance and global interdependence.
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Contribution of the Course to Professional Development
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Learning Outcomes:
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To be able to question and analyze the need to redefine social policy in the international context. ;
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To be able to learn the internal and external factors that directs and structures the international social policies and reveal the need of international organizations as regulatory actors. ;
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To be able tolearn the importance of international institutions such as international labor organization and European Union which have determinative impact on the process of policy making. ;
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To be able to begin to examine the political, sociological and human rights perspectives in framing social policies for the well-being of all citizens, particularly the marginalized sections of society through the course. ;
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To be able to have a perspective on how gender discrimination, class and ethnicity and human barriers can be reduced through social policy. ;
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To be able to apply theories and methods of social policy in exploring specific social policy fields such as health, migration, pensions, education, social care, poverty and social exclusion, urban development, and family policy.;
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To be able to learn the norms and principles that direct the social policies of International Labor Organization, European Council and European Union.;
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To be able to develop an intellectual thought about the social world as a whole. ;
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Course Content:
Week
Theoretical
Practical
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Methodology
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Historical Development of International Social Policy
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Structural Characteristic of International Labor Organization: Tripartisme Principle
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Bodies of International Labor Organization
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Legal Status of International Labor Organization and Norms
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Importance of International Labor Unions in Social Policy
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EU Social Policy I: Institutional Structure and Impacts on International Social Policy (Midterm Exam)
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EU Social Policy II: Key Documents and Their Impacts on International Social Policy
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Labor Policy in EU: Participation and Social Dialog
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Key Documents of UN and Their Impacts on International Social Policy
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International Social Policy Issues I: Poverty
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International Social Policy Issues II: Discrimination
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International Social Policy Issues III: Emigration
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General Assesment
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Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:
1) Kaya, Pir Ali, 2014.,International Social Policy, Ankara, Siaysal. 2)Kaya, Pir Ali, 2013., Labor law, Ankara, Siyasal. 3)Mollamahmutoğlu, Hamdi, 2011. Labor Law, Ankara, Turan Pub.
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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
Information
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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
3
42
Homeworks, Performances
0
0
0
Projects
0
0
0
Field Studies
0
0
0
Midtermexams
1
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24
Others
0
0
0
Final Exams
1
40
40
Total WorkLoad
148
Total workload/ 30 hr
4,93
ECTS Credit of the Course
5
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CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
