COURSE UNIT TITLE

: EUROPEAN UNION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
YÖN 4116 EUROPEAN UNION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

LOCAL ADMINISTRATIONS

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR TURGAY GÜLPINAR

Offered to

LOCAL ADMINISTRATIONS (Evening)
LOCAL ADMINISTRATIONS

Course Objective

To monitor the development of local government within the framework of the European Union and also to evaluate the effects of this process on the local government units in Türkiye.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to identify constitution of European Union
2   Being able to identify institutions of European Union
3   Being able to express perspective of local governments in EU.
4   Being able to evaluate EU- Türkiye relations
5   Being able to evaluate effects of local governments in EU in Türkiye.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 History of European Union
2 Institutions of European Union
3 Legislative process in European Union
4 European Union Member Countries
5 European Union enlargement process
6 European Agreements
7 European Agreements
8 Mid-Term Exam
9 EU and public administration
10 Local governments in EU; The European Charter of Local Self-Government
11 EU - Türkiye relations
12 The basic documents within the framework of the EU-Türkiye relations
13 The EU accession period and legislative amendments in Türkiye.
14 The EU membership prosess effects of local governments in Türkiye
15 The EU membership prosess effects of local governments in Türkiye

Recomended or Required Reading

TEXTBOOK(S): Beril Dedeoğlu, Adım Adım Avrupa Birliği, Okumuş Adam Yayıncılık, Istanbul, 2006.
SUPPLEMENTARY BOOK(S): AB Ilerleme Raporları, Ulusal Programlar, Katılım Ortaklığı Belgeleri, Avrupa Parlamentosu Ilerleme Raporları

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

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- 3012563 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 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 76

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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