COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LOCAL PUBLIC SERVICES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
YÖN 4218 LOCAL PUBLIC SERVICES COMPULSORY 1 2 0 3

Offered By

LOCAL ADMINISTRATIONS

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR ELIF YÜCEBAŞ

Offered to

LOCAL ADMINISTRATIONS (Evening)
LOCAL ADMINISTRATIONS

Course Objective

Introducing local public service and teaching legislation of public service in Türkiye and modern day applications.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to follow applications regarding local public service
2   Being able to analysis local public service applications
3   Being able to follow changes in local public service legislation.
4   Being able to detect halting parts of local public services.
5   Being able to evaluate observations regarding local public services

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Public service and related concepts
2 Legislation regarding public service.
3 Legislation regarding public service.
4 Service distrubution between administrations.
5 Visiting local administration units
6 Production and delivery of local public services
7 Production and delivery of local public services
8 Midterm
9 Socialist mentality in municipiality
10 Visiting local administration units
11 City Council
12 Visiting local administration units
13 The current understanding of local public service in Türkiye
14 Visiting local administration units
15 Evaluation of local public service practices

Recomended or Required Reading

TEXTBOOK(S): Ihsan Kamalak ve Hüseyin Gül,Yerel Yönetimlerde Sosyal Demokrasi Toplumcu Belediyecilik Teorik Yaklaşımlar, Türkiye Uygulamaları, Kalkedon Yayınları, 2009.
SUPPLEMENTARY BOOK(S): Ali Ulusoy, Kamu Hizmeti Incelemeleri, Ülke Kitapları, Istanbul.
Ahmet Ulusoy,Tekin Akdemir. Mahalli Idareler Teori-Uygulama-Maliye, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2009.
Materials: Related legislation, current articles about subjects.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecturing
2. Questions & Answers
3. Discussion and case studies

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FN Final
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE VZ*0.40 + FN* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) VZ*0.40 + BUT* 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Reports on students' visits to local administration units will be evaluated.

Assessment Criteria

All learning outcomes will be assessed by midterm and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

It is mandatory to attend 70% of the course.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

0232- 3012567 elif.yucebas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Consultancy hours between 12:30-13:00 and 16:30-17:00 on class days.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 9 3 27
Tutorials 5 3 15
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 1 1
Preparation for final exam 1 1 1
Preparing assignments 5 3 15
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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