COURSE UNIT TITLE

: URBAN MANAGEMENT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PLN 3401 URBAN MANAGEMENT ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

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.
2 Political Reasons Contrast and complementary between Local and Central Governments; Different types of local governments
3 Definition and Characteristics of Ideal Cities
4 City, Right to the City, European Charter for Citizen Rights
5 Development of the Local Government Idea
6 Local Governments in Europe
7 International Institutions and Local Governments
8 Development of Local Governments in Turkey
9 Mid -Term
10 Local Governments:Municipalities
11 Local Governments:Greater Municipalities
12 Local Governments:Provincial Governments
13 Presentation of assignments
14 Presentation of assignments
15 Presentation of assignments

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, presentaion of the student assignments and readings.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 RAS RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT
3 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE MTE * 0.60 + RAS * 0.40
4 FINS FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.50 + FINS * 0.50
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Listing and definings will be evaluated by mid-term, assignments and final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The course will be held through lecture notes compiled by the instructor, reading lists, presentations of student assignments, conferences and discussions.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ipek.sonmez@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 10.00-11.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Tutorials 11 2 22
Group session 3 2 6
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 15 15
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 97

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.155
LO.255
LO.355
LO.4555
LO.555

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