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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 Turkey 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 government bodies.
6	Production and presentation of local public service
7	Midterm
8	Midterm
9	Socialist mentality in municipiality
10	Visiting local government bodies.
11	City Council
12	Visiting local government bodies.
13	Modern day public service mentality in Turkey.
14	Visiting local government bodies.

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	VZ0.40 + FN 0.60
4	RST	RESIT
5	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	VZ0.40 + BUT 0.60

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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

The reports from students about the visits to local government bodies 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

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	7	3	21
Tutorials	5	3	15
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	12	1	12
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)			67

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.6	PO.7	PO.9	PO.10	PO.11	PO.12	PO.13	PO.16
LO.1	1		1					1
LO.2		1							1
LO.3		1			1	1	1			1
LO.4		1			1			1
LO.5				1	1			1	1		1	1

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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