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 Public Policies. 2) Knows Technology Change Theory. 3) Knows the Measurement of Science and Technology Activities 4) Knows the Innovation Models. 5) Explains the concept of Technology Cluster and Network.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	IT policies form the basis of countries' economic policies. It is observed that company or regional IT policies at micro and meso scale are gaining importance in all countries. The course examines IT policy methods on the basis of OECD norms. The roles of the stakeholders of the national IT system will be discussed in the course. In addition, the effects of IT policies on social issues are discussed.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction to Public Policy 2nd Week Technology Change Theory- I 3rd Week Technology Change Theory- II 4th Week Measurement of IT Activities -I 5th Week Measurement of IT Activities -II 6th Week Innovation Models 7th Week Systems Theory and National Innovation System 8th Week Midterm 9th Week Global Innovation Systems 10th Week Clusters and Networks 11th Week Technology Policy Theories 12th Week National IT System 13th Week Evaluating and Measuring the Impact of IT Policies 14th Week Application
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	1)OECD BT Politikaları Raporları https://www.oecd.org/sti/ 2) Ders Notları 3) BT Politikaları ve COVID-19 Krizi https://www.oecd.org/sti/science-technology-innovation-outlook/STIP-and-COVID-19-crisis/
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Presentation,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Assignment 2 20 Attendance 1 10 Total(%) 60 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 3 3 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work Preparation for Final exam 1 50 50 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 30 30 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 3 3 Homework 2 2 4 Quiz Term Project Research 1 9 9 Total Workload 141 Total Workload / 30 4,7 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No