COURSE UNIT TITLE

: UNDERSTANDING OF STRATEGY IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN LOCAL GOVERMENTS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KMY 5103 UNDERSTANDING OF STRATEGY IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN LOCAL GOVERMENTS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Public Administration

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ZERRIN TOPRAK KARAMAN

Offered to

Public Administration

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to understand the government structures and the legislation concerning local governments and to interrogate their philosophical grounds.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knowing strategy concept s place and importance in the field of public administration
2   Using the consideration techniques in strategical planning.
3   Building strategic perspective which is able to become skilful the purpose of local management validity.
4   Cognizing the strategic keystones of local governments modernization
5   Able to get skilful about contrasting the best practises in the world and understand

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 What is Strategy Theoretical Approach to Strategic Planning and its Functionality, Definition of the basic terminology
2 Methods of Strategic Thinking, brainstorming, synectics
3 Current changes in the basic legislation concerning local governments
4 Strategic bases for the legislation concerning local governments
5 Common structurings in the relations between International Agreements and local legislation
6 Structuring movements in public administration and social dynamics
7 Mid-Term Exam
8 Theories of socialization and democratization at local level
9 Development Agencies, dynamic negotiation media
10 Strategic approaches to subjects of social exclusion
11 Effect of political parties on local democratic structuring (their modern theoretical bases)
12 Reactions of political parties and non-governmental organizations to local democratic structuring in Turkey
13 Presentation of Research Papers
14 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Zerrin TOPRAK ;Yerel Yönetimler, Izmir, 2010
Zerrin TOPRAK; Kent Yönetimi ve Politikası, Birleşik Matbaa, Altıncı Baskı, Izmir,2008.
Zerrin TOPRAK; Yerelde Yönetişim Olgusunda Demokratik Kazanımları Teorik Ve Pratik Temelli Yaklaşımlar- Türkiye ve Izmir , 2.Bölgesel Kalkınma ve Yönetişim Sempozyumu Bildiri Kitabı, Matsa, Ankara, Ekim 2008

Yardımcı kaynaklar:
Zerrin TOPRAK; Yerel Siyasetin Demokratik Gelişimi- Bütünleşik Stratejik Yönetişim Pratikleri: Izmir Için Bir Yaklaşım , I. Uluslar arası Müzakereci Demokrasi Sempozyumu, Istanbul Aydın Üniversitesi, 15-16 Nisan 2009, Istanbul
Zerrin Toprak KARAMAN "Democratic Gains in Public Administration at Local Level in terms of CSR: Theory- and Practice-Based Approaches- Turkey and Izmir Metropolitan City , Professionals´ Perspectives of Corporate Social Responsibility, Springer- Social Policy Book, Idowu, Samuel O.; Leal Filho, Walter (Eds.),2009.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

To remind the topics of the previous lesson for 15 minutes.
To give a general overview on the topic of the current week.
To give a lecture accompanied by a presentation prepared using the materials provided by the basic course book and other resources.
To make control-oriented brainstorming practices during some weeks.
To support the course topics with sample event examinations.
To analyze the given case studies.
To internalize the knowledge of students through homework applications.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.25 + STT * 0.25 + FIN* 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE* 0.25 + STT * 0.25 + RST* 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 1 14 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 24 24
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 120

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.1545454
LO.2545454
LO.3545454
LO.4545454
LO.5545454

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