Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Social Work Management SHO306 6. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 4.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery face to face
Course Coordinator
Instructors Melike TÜRKMEN
Assistants
Goals
Course Content basic concepts of management science basic concepts, issues and approaches in social work management Social work values and ethical standards in order to develop skills in management and integration Leadership position in the field of social work administration by helping them gaining the necessary knowledge and skills
Learning Outcomes - They will gain knowledge about the basic concepts of management science
- They will have competence in realizing the mission of management the areas of social services
- They will have the power to fulfill leadership guided by the social work values and ethical standards
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week Organization and management concepts and theories
2. Week The main features and types of social service organizations
3. Week The main features and types of social service organizations
4. Week Knowledge and skills necessary for effective management of social services
5. Week Management processes
6. Week Management processes
7. Week Management processes
8. Week Midterm exam
9. Week Management processes
10. Week Organizational conflict and organizational change
11. Week Adaptation of contemporary management approach to social work
12. Week Adaptation of contemporary management approach to social work
13. Week Social worker as an administrator
14. Week Social worker as an administrator
Recommended Sources
Banner, David K., Designing Effective Organizations, Thousand Oaks, Sage Publications, 1995
Bilson, Andy, Sue Ross, Social Work Management and Practice, Pasific Grove, USA, Wadsworth Group, Books/Cole, 2002
Daft, Richard L., Organization Theory and Design, Cincinnati, Ohio, South-Western College Publishing, 1998
Eren, Erol, Yönetim ve Organizasyon (Çağdaş ve Küresel Yaklaşımlar), İstanbul, Beta Basım A.Ş., 2003
Hasenfeld, Yeheskel, Richard A. English, Human Service Organizations, Ann Arbor, The University of Michigan Press, 1974
Keys, Paul R., Leon H. Ginsberg (eds.), New Management in Human Services, Silver Spring, NASW, 1988
Koçel, Tamer, İşletme Yöneticiliği, İstanbul, Arıkan Basım Yayım Dağıtım Ltd.Şti., 2005
Netting, F.Ellen, Peter M.Kettner, Steven L.McMurty, Social Work Macro Practice, New York, Longman, 1998
Öztürk, Mehmet, İşletme ve Yönetim, İstanbul, Papatya Yayıncılık, 2003
Schutz, Harry A. (ed.) Social Work Administration, New York, Council on Social Work Education, 1970
Skidmore, Rex A., Social Work Administration, Boston, Allyn and Bacon, 1995
Statham, Daphne, Managing Front Line Practice in Social Work, Jessika Kingsley Publishers, 2004
Weinbach, Robert W., The Social Worker as Manager, Boston, Pearson Education, Inc., 2003
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 DK3 Measurement Method
PY1 1 0 0 0 -
PY3 1 0 0 0 -
PY9 4 0 0 0 -
PY10 5 0 0 0 -
PY12 1 0 0 0 -
*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Course's Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
Method of assessment/evaluation Written exam Oral Exams Assignment/Project Laboratory work Presentation/Seminar
ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Hours 14 3 42
Preparation, After Class Study 7 2 14
Research 5 4 20
Midterm 1 1 1.5 1.5
Homework 1 6 3 18
Final 1 1.5 1.5
Classroom Activities 2 2 4
Total Workload 101
ECTS Credit of the Course 4.0