ADM3205 BUREAUCRACY AND TURKISH BUREAUCRACY
| Course Code: | 3103205 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 6.0 |
| Department: | Political Science and Public Adm. |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. ASUMAN GÖKSEL |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, the student will learn:
- basic concepts in analysing bureaucracy in a broader political, social and economic context
- basic theoretical approaches to bureaucracy in a historical perspective
- a basis to examine tensions between bureaucracy and politics
- major standpoints for the analysis of the role and transformation of bureaucracy in Turkey
Course Content
The aim of this course is to help the students examine bureaucracy in a broader political, social and economic context, and within their probable relationship patterns. To understand bureaucracy means to understand what it is, where it stands in the formulation and implementation of public policies, and what kind of problems it encounters in its operations. In this regard, the course will both focus on theoretical approaches to bureaucracy, and practical implications of its daily functioning in different contexts. The course will also have a special focus on bureaucracy in Turkey, especially reflecting the characteristics and changes it has experienced throughout the 2000s and 2010s.
Course Learning Outcomes
At the end of the semester, the students will be able to:
- examine bureaucracy in a broader political, social and economic context, and within their probable relationship patterns,
- analyse bureaucracy from different theoretical perspectives,
- identify current issues in relation to bureaucratic structure and ways of doing things.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Ability to reach the information they need in their daily lives, and to interpret it | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Being in command of the basic concepts of law | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Understanding the political, economical, and social transformations that occur in a wide range of areas including local and international levels | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Defining and solving problems encountered in political, social, and economic life | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Being conscious, effective and rational citizens who can comprehend the transformations taking place in Turkey and in the world today | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Being professionals who can operate as productive participants in any public organization | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Having the knowledge about how public organizations function and how their decision making processes and mechanisms work | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Developing original solutions to the problems faced in relation to their own area of interest | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Critical thinking ability | ✔ | |||
| 10 | Being in command of the interdisciplinary approaches | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution