EUROPEAN UNION RELATIONS
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
EAP5103 Finance and Governance in Educational Institutions Fall 3 0 3 8
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: Turkish
Type of course: Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ATAKAN ATA
Course Lecturer(s): Assoc. Prof. SİNEM VATANARTIRAN
Dr. BETÜL TARHAN ALKAN
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: The purpose of the course is to familiarize the participants with the contemporary methods and techniques in inspection and evaluation and to enable them with the necessary strategies to channel these skills into educational settings.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
I. Students will discuss and internalize the concept of planning and evaluation. They will also get familiarize with the different types of evaluation
II. Students will learn approaches and principles in planning and evaluation within the context of education
III. Students will be able to implement institutional evaluation procedures
IV. Students will learn and implement appraisal
V. Students will get to know the qualities of the inspectors as well as develoing their interpersonal and human relations
VI. Students will discuss the importance of the concepts of motivation, institutional climate and health within the context of education

Course Content

The course will focus on three major areas that are driving the current evaluation and assessment movement in education: institutional performance; teaching and learning; and student learning and development. In so doing, this course will provide students with theoretical frameworks for understanding evaluation as well as the necessary quantitative and qualitative tools to design and provide valid and reliable empirically-based evidence. The course will also focus on how such evidence is used to evaluate and inform institutional policy as well as strategies for continuous improvement.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Types of inspection
2) The concept of evaluation and inspection: Definition and Scope (Dimensions)
3) Approaches and Principles of Inspection
4) School inspection and evaluation
5) Inspecting Administrative Processes
6) Inspecting teaching and in class processes
7) Evaluating Teacher Performance
8) Inspectors Qualities: Role, Responsibility, Behaviour and Process
9) Leadership in Inspection
10) Human Relations in Inspection
11) Mid Term
12) Motivation and Morale in Inspection
13) Inspection and School Climate, Culture and Health
14) Değerlendirme and Mentoring

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Sergiovanni, Thomas J. and Robert J. Starrat.Supervision.(1993). Fifth Ed. New York: Mc Graw Hill
References: Hoy, A.W.& W.K. Hoy.(2009). Instructional Leadership: A Research-based guide to learning in schools. 3rd edition. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
Cogan, Morris. Clinical Supervision.(1973). Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Goldhammer, Robert., Robert Anderson and Robert J. Krajevsky. Clinical Supervision.(1980).2 d edi. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston.
Hick, Hanne J. Educatuonal Supervision in Principle and Practice.(1960).
Hopkins, W. Scott and Kenneth D. Moore. Clinical Supervision. (1993). Wisconsin: WCB Brown and Benchmark.
Hoy, W. K.and P. B. Forsyth. Effective Supervision: Theory into Practice.(1986).New York: Random House .

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 14 % 10
Quizzes 2 % 15
Homework Assignments 2 % 10
Presentation 1 % 10
Project 1 % 20
Midterms 1 % 15
Final 1 % 20
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 40
Total % 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) To be able to examine, interpret data and assess ideas with the scientific methods in the area of EU studies. 2
2) To be able to inform authorities and institutions in the area of EU studies, to be able to transfer ideas and proposals supported by quantitative and qualitative data about the problems. 2
3) To be introduced to and to get involved in other disciplines that EU studies are strongly related with (political science, international relations, law, economics, sociology, etc.) and to be able to conduct multi-disciplinary research and analysis on European politics. 3
4) To be able to evaluate current news on European Union and Turkey-EU relations and identify, analyze current issues relating to the EU’s politics and policies. 2
5) To be able to use English in written and oral communication in general and in the field of EU studies in particular. 1
6) To have ethical, social and scientific values throughout the processes of collecting, interpreting, disseminating and implementing data related to EU studies. 1
7) To be able to assess the historical development, functioning of the institutions and decision-making system and common policies of the European Union throughout its economic and political integration in a supranational framework. 2
8) To be able to evaluate the current legal, financial and institutional changes that the EU is going through. 2
9) To explain the dynamics of enlargement processes of the EU by identifying the main actors and institutions involved and compare previous enlargement processes and accession process of Turkey. 2
10) To be able to analyze the influence of the EU on political, social and economic system of Turkey. 2
11) To acquire insight in EU project culture and to build up project preparation skills in line with EU format and develop the ability to work in groups and cooperate with peers. 2
12) To be able to recognize theories and concepts used by the discipline of international relations and relate them to the historical development of the EU as a unique post-War political project. 3