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

For course details, see https://catalog2.metu.edu.tr.

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 Outcomes0123
1Ability to reach the information they need in their daily lives, and to interpret it
2Being in command of the basic concepts of law
3Understanding the political, economical, and social transformations that occur in a wide range of areas including local and international levels
4Defining and solving problems encountered in political, social, and economic life
5Being conscious, effective and rational citizens who can comprehend the transformations taking place in Turkey and in the world today
6Being professionals who can operate as productive participants in any public organization
7Having the knowledge about how public organizations function and how their decision making processes and mechanisms work
8Developing original solutions to the problems faced in relation to their own area of interest
9Critical thinking ability
10Being in command of the interdisciplinary approaches

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