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SHZ 555 - Strategic Management in Social Service Organizations

Graduate Education Institute · Social Work · Master

ECTS: 7.5 T+P+L: 3+0+0 Departmental Elective
Coordinator: Doç. Dr. Esra TÖRE

Course Objective

To examine the relationship between these two disciplines by revealing the importance of management science in terms of social work. At the point of meeting the changing and differentiating needs in line with the expectations of the society, it is aimed to gain the awareness and strategic planning ability necessary for the management of all organizations, including public, local, non-governmental and private, with a "strategic management" approach.

Course Content

The effects of management thinking on social work approaches, the importance of strategic management and strategic planning, practices to increase the knowledge and skills of the participants in the strategic planning process, strategic plan implementation studies will be carried out in this context. It will focus on the management styles of organizations and how they should be managed.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Basic concepts of strategic management will be learned.
  2. The importance of strategic management in terms of social service organizations will be understood.
  3. The relationship between management and social work disciplines will be learned.

Core Area Distribution

(34) Business and Administration%30 (76) Social Services%70

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionExercise and PracticeRole PlayingGroup StudyCase StudySelf studyProject Based Learning (Including Field Work)

Assessment & Evaluation

HomeworkPerformance Assignment ( Lab / Workshop / Field Work / Seminar / Presentation / Completion Study / ThesisTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)14342
Out of Class Study Period19476
Midterm133
Quiz000
Assignment14545
Practice7321
Final133

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Meeting and discussion on the method of teaching the courseGeneral orientation, distribution and explanation of the syllabus to students, assignment of homework and determination of presentation dates.
2Basic Concepts of Organization (organization) Management, Strategy and Strategic ManagementBefore coming to the class, lecture notes and related articles will be read.
3Management Thought and Social Work ApproachesBefore coming to the class, lecture notes and related articles will be read.
4Management and Social Work Relationship. The Importance of Management in Social Service InstitutionsBefore coming to the class, lecture notes and related articles will be read.
5Strategic Planning, Benefits of Strategic Planning, Strategic Management in Social Service Institutions and Importance of Strategic PlanningBefore coming to the class, lecture notes and related articles will be read.
6Strategic Analysis (Situational Analysis), Historical Development, Legal Obligations and Legislation, Fields of Activity/Products and Services, Stakeholder Analysis, Legal Framework, Preparation Period, Training Period, Preparation of the Plan, Implementation and EvaluationTaking a social service organization as an example, the plan prepared and shared by us will be examined.
7Strategic Planning PhaseThe sample plan will be examined.
8MidtermAll topics and stories
9Strategic Planning Phase Structuring the Strategic PlanSample plan will be examined
10Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation Phase of the Strategic Plan Review of the Strategic PlanSample plan will be examined
11Presentation of Strategic PlansPresentations will be prepared and presented in a classroom setting.
12Presentations will be prepared and presented in a classroom setting.Preparing assignments in advance to be presented.
13Presentation of strategic plansPreparing assignments in advance to be presented.
14Presentation of strategic plansPresentation of strategic plans