TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Associate Professor Haluk Karadağ
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) assess the concept of public policy, its process and how public policies affect their daily lives. 2) learn how the public policy process works and to analyze the policies during the stages of policy making and implementation. 3) learn decision making methods as the result of policy process and analysis.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	No recommended optional programme components.
COURSE DEFINITION	This course examines how policies are created, implemented, evaluated and held accountable in the current social, economic and political environment. The course is designed to promote an understanding of the theories and approaches to policy analysis and to help the student to acquire a working knowledge of the skills involved in the practice of policy analysis in the area of international relations and public administration.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week What is Public Policy? The basic concepts and various contexts of public policies. 2nd Week The institutional and political actors of the policy process. The official and unofficial actors. 3rd Week The theories of public policy. 4th Week The categories of public policy. 5th Week Problem definition and agenda setting. 6th Week Power and interest groups. 7th Week Mid-term exam. 8th Week Legitimizing policies. Policy tools. 9th Week Implementation of policies. 10th Week Evaluation of policies and policy change. 11th Week The models of policy process. 12th Week Policy analysis, its tools and stages. 13th Week Deciding on analysis method. 14th Week Contributions of a proper analysis to institutional and political actors.
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Required Reading Birkland, Thomas A. (2005). An Introduction to the Policy Process. Theories, Concepts, and Models of Public Policy Making. 2nd Edition. New York: M. E. Sharpe. Recommended Readings Hogwood, Brian & Lewis Gunn (1997). 'Why Perfect Implementation is Unattainable', in The Policy Process: A Reader. Essex: Prentice Hall/Harvester Wheatsheaf (217-225). Jenkins, Bill (1997). 'Policy Analysis: Models and Approaches', in The Policy Process: A Reader. Essex: Prentice Hall/Harvester Wheatsheaf (30-52). Kraft, Scott R. Furlong (2007). Public Policy. Politics, Analysis, and Alternatives. 2nd Edition. Washington: CQ Press. Minogue, Martin (1997). 'Theory and Practice in Public Policy and Analysis', in The Policy Process: A Reader. Essex: Prentice Hall/Harvester Wheatsheaf (10-29). Sabatier, Paul, A. (1997). 'Top-Down and Bottom-Up Approaches to Implementation Reserach', in The Policy Process: A Reader. Essex: Prentice Hall/Harvester Wheatsheaf (272-295). Smith, Gilbert & David May (1997). 'The Artificial Debate Between Rationalist and Incrementalist Models of Decision Making', in The Policy Process: A Reader. Essex: Prentice Hall/Harvester Wheatsheaf (163-174).
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Presentation,Project
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 35 Project 1 20 Attendance 1 10 Total(%) 65 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 65 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 35 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1,5 1,5 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 2 28 Preparation for Final exam 1 35 35 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 25 25 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 1,5 1,5 Homework Project 1 20 20 Total Workload 153 Total Workload / 30 5,1 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No