Social Services Master With Thesis

Course Code	Course Name	Year	Period	Semester	T+A+L	Credit	ECTS
83811110	Social Work Policies and Practices in Local Governments	2025	Autumn	1	3+0+0	7,5	7,5

Course Type	Elective
Course Cycle	Master's (Second Cycle) (TQF-HE: Level 7 / QF-EHEA: Level 2 / EQF-LLL: Level 7)
Course Language	Turkish
Methods and Techniques	-
Mode of Delivery	Face to Face
Prerequisites	-
Coordinator	-
Instructor(s)	Assoc. Prof. Dilara USTABAŞI GÜNDÜZ
Instructor Assistant(s)	-

Name and Surname	Room	E-Mail Address	Internal	Meeting Hours
Assoc. Prof. Dilara USTABAŞI GÜNDÜZ	C-226	[email protected]	7314	Friday 10.30-12.30

Basic Vocational Courses	X
Specialization / Field Courses
Support Courses
Transferable Skills Courses
Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses

Relationship Levels
Lowest	Low	Medium	High	Highest
1	2	3	4	5

#	Program Learning Outcomes	Level
P2	Conducting social work research based on quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods	4
P7	Defending and promoting human rights and social and economic justice	5
P9	Developing strategies, policies, plans and programs related to social service areas	5

Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
No	Learning Outcomes	Outcome Relationship	Measurement Method **
O1	Conducts a literature review on the selected topic and plans the research design.	P.2.2	6
O2	Organize, interpret and report the findings obtained from research.	P.2.4	6
O3	Creates intra-organizational and inter-organizational databases in the fields of social services and uses these data in evaluating practices and creating strategies for the future.	P.2.5	6
O4	Researches and critically examines social issues.	P.2.6	6
O5	Interpret and produce policies that advance human rights and social, racial, economic and environmental justice.	P.7.3	6
O6	Evaluate their professional practice on the basis of human rights, social and economic justice concepts.	P.7.4	6
O7	Evaluates how social welfare policies affect the provision of social services.	P.9.3	6
** Written Exam: 1, Oral Exam: 2, Homework: 3, Lab./Exam: 4, Seminar/Presentation: 5, Term Paper: 6, Application: 7

Week	Topics
1	Local government, decentralized governance, and governance approaches
2	The Historical Development and Current Transformations of Local Governments in Turkey and Around the World
3	The Legal Basis for Social Service Practices in Local Governments
4	Analysis of Local Social Policy and Social Assistance Systems
5	Social Work Practices in Local Governments
6	Local development, social inclusion, and community-based social work practices
7	Social work policies in local governments targeting women, children, families, the elderly, people with disabilities, migrants, and refugees
8	Midterm exam
9	Comparative Local Government Models and International Best Practices
10	Participatory local governance, citizen participation, and governance in social services
11	Strategic Social Work Planning in Municipalities
12	Comparisons of Strategic Plans and Activity Reports in Local Governments
13	Proposals for Social Service Implementation Models in Local Governments 1
14	Proposals for Social Service Implementation Models in Local Governments 2

Resources	Artan, T. (2012). Social Services in Local Governments. Sabev.
	Kalaycı, S. (2020). Local Governments and Social Services. Çizgi.
	Presidency of the Strategy Center, Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Turkey. (2005). Guide to Social Services for Local Governments. Presidency of the Strategy Center, Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Turkey.
	A Comparison of Local Governments'Social Work Programs for Migrants: G20 Countries and Turkey
	Ustabaşı Gündüz, D. (2025). Local Governments'Approaches and Practices Toward Migrants, in Social Panorama – Population and Family. Eds. Cenk Beyaz, Faruk Taşçı. (pp. 119–130), SETA.
	Human Development Foundation. (2024). A Guide to Social Inclusion for Local Governments. Human Development Foundation.

In-Term Studies	Quantity	Percentage
Homework	2	70 (%)
Presentation	1	30 (%)
Seminar	-	-
Midterms	-	-
Final Exam	-	-
Total		100 (%)

	Quantity	Duration	Total Work Load
Course Week Number and Time	14	3	42
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement)	14	4	56
Midterms	0	0	0
Quiz	0	0	0
Homework	1	47	47
Practice	0	0	0
Laboratory	0	0	0
Project	1	50	50
Workshop	0	0	0
Presentation/Seminar Preparation	1	30	30
Fieldwork	0	0	0
Final Exam	0	0	0
Other	0	0	0
Total Work Load:			225
Total Work Load / 30			7,50
Course ECTS Credits:			8

Relationship Levels
Lowest	Low	Medium	High	Highest
1	2	3	4	5

#	Learning Outcomes	P2	P7	P9
O1	Conducts a literature review on the selected topic and plans the research design.	5	-	-
O2	Organize, interpret and report the findings obtained from research.	-	5	-
O3	Creates intra-organizational and inter-organizational databases in the fields of social services and uses these data in evaluating practices and creating strategies for the future.	-	-	5
O4	Researches and critically examines social issues.	4	-	-
O5	Interpret and produce policies that advance human rights and social, racial, economic and environmental justice.	-	5	-
O6	Evaluate their professional practice on the basis of human rights, social and economic justice concepts.	-	5	-
O7	Evaluates how social welfare policies affect the provision of social services.	-	-	5