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)	Professor Serhat Çakır
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Knows the basic concepts of information society. 2) Examines information society and public policies. 3) Knows the information society policy elements. 4) Explain the processes of creating an information society and its transfer to society. 5) Knows e-government concept.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	NA
COURSE DEFINITION
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Agrarian vs industrial society 2nd Week New societal theories: information society, post-modernism 3rd Week New societal theories: risk society, network society 4th Week New societal theories: post-fordism, globalization 5th Week e-government 6th Week Theoretical debates on e-government 7th Week Legal infrastructure of e-government 8th Week Mid-term examination 9th Week Mobile government and social media management 10th Week Knowledge management in public administration and learning organization 11th Week e-governing in cities 12th Week e-government policies and applications in Turkey 13th Week Comparative e-government policies and applications 14th Week e-government future, problems and critiques
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Kumar, K. (2004), Sanayi Sonrası Toplumdan Post-Modern Topluma Çağdaş Dünyanın Yeni Kuramları, Dost Kitabevi, Ankara. Beck, Ulrich (2011), Risk Toplumu ve Başka Bir Modernliğe Doğru, İthaki Yayınları. Sağsan, M. (2010), Bilgi Yönetimi Disiplini ve Uygulamaları&Kamu Kurumlarından Örnekler, Siyasal Kitabevi, Ankara. Castells, M. (2008), Ağ Toplumunun Yükselişi, Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, İstanbul. Bayram, H. (2010), Bilgi Toplumu ve Bilgi Yönetimi, Etap Yayınevi. Odabaş, H. (2009), E-Devlet, Hiperlink Yayınları. Yıldırım, M. (2011), E-Devlet ve Yurttaş Odaklı Kamu Yönetimi, Nobel Yayınları, Ankara.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Questions/Answers,Case Study,Discussion
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 35 Assignment 4 10 Project 1 10 Total(%) 55 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 55 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 45 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2,5 2,5 Preparation for Quiz 2 8 16 Individual or group work 14 2 28 Preparation for Final exam 1 25 25 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 20 20 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2,5 2,5 Homework 2 3 6 Quiz 2 3 6 Total Workload 148 Total Workload / 30 4,93 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No