COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ADMINISTRATIVE ASPECTS OF CITIES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PLN 3347 ADMINISTRATIVE ASPECTS OF CITIES COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

City and Regional Planning

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR EMINE IPEK ÖZBEK

Offered to

City and Regional Planning

Course Objective

This course aims to introduce terminology relative to the administration of cities; discussion of theoretical approaches within the context of different social-economical and political processes. It also aims to introduce the Turkish legal framework about the administration of cities

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Define the necessities of democratic aspects of city administration
2   Identify the social, economical and political processes of administration of cities
3   Express different approaches of city administration within the historical process
4   Interpret the transformation process to governance of cities
5   Explain the current and changing Turkish legal framework of city administration

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction of the course; Definitions relative to administrative aspects of cities; Reasons for administration of cities. Political Reasons
2 Contrast and complementary between Local and Central Governments; Different types of local governments
3 City, Right to the City, European Charter for Citizen Rights
4 Participation
5 Development of the Local Government Idea
6 Local Governments in Europe
7 International Institutions and Local Governments
8 Development of Local Governments in Türkiye
9 Development of Local Governments in Türkiye
10 Midterm
11 Administrative Institutions of the Provinces
12 Muncipalities
13 Metropolitan Area Administration, and its changing approaches
14 Ecological approaches in local governments

Recomended or Required Reading

Keleş, R., 1992, Yerinden Yönetim ve Siyaset , Cem Yayınevi, Istanbul
Göymen, K.,1997, Türkiye de Kent Yönetimi , Boyut Kitapları, Istanbul
JESSOP, B. (1995) The regulation approach, gover¬nance and post-Fordism: alternative
perspec¬tives on economic and political change , Economy and Society, 24, pp. 307-333
Şengül, T., 2001, Kentsel Çelişki ve Siyaset , WALD yayınları, Istanbul
Toprak, Z., 1998, Kent Yönetimi ve Politikası , Anadolu
Matbaacılık, Izmir
Ayman Güler, B.(2006) Yerel Yönetimler, Liberal Açıklamalara Eleştirel Yaklaşım, Imge
Kitabevi, Ankara
OECD, 2000, The Reform of Metropolitan Governance, OECD Observer
Torlak, S., Sezer, Y.(2005) Büyükşehir Belediye Reformu Üzerine Bir Değerlendirme
Yerel Yönetimler Üzerine Güncel Yazılar 1 Reform (der:Özgür, H., Kösecik, M.) Nobel
yayın, Ankara
Alada, A., (2004) Dünden Bugün Türkiye de Yerel Yönetimler ve Seçimler Üzerine Notlar,
Kent Gündemi, Ocak, 2004
Erol Kaya, Hulusi Şentürk, Osman Danış, Sami Şimşek, Modern Kent Yönetimi
Ersin YENISU, Fatih ŞAHIN, Hasan ÖZTEKKELI 2019,Akademi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi
Vol/Cilt:6, No/Sayı:18, 514 Yönetim Düşüncesinin Evriminde Sistem Kuramının Etkileri:
Kavramsal Bir Çözümleme
Bekir Parlak, Caner Cantürk, 2005, Karşılaştırmalı Siyasi ve Yönetsel Yapılar
Ahmet GÜVEN, 2017 «Kentsel Sorunların Çözümünde Kent Yönetimi Ve Paydaşlarının Rolü The
Role Of Cıty Management And Paydents In The Solutıon Of Urban Problems» Uluslararası
Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi The Journal of International Social Research Cilt: 10 Sayı:
52 Volume: 10 Issue: Ekim, S:1048-1062
Esen, Adem, «Yerel Yönetimler» Istanbul Üniversitesi, Açık ve Uzaktan Eğitim Fakültesi,
Lisans Programı

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will be held by conferences, seminars and readings.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FINS FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.35 + ASG * 0.15 + FINS * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.35 + ASG * 0.15 + RST * 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

The course will be assesed by the exams and homework..

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The course will be held by lectures, seminars and readings.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ipek.sonmez@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 900-11.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 6 2 12
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 62

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51

CONTACT INFORMATION
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