COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LOCAL ADMINISTRATIONS 1

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
YÖN 4107 LOCAL ADMINISTRATIONS 1 COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

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

Making students capable of to understand fundementals of local governments and local administrative structure.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to define the terminology of local administrations
2   Being able to explain historical development of local administrations.
3   Being able to perceive reason for existence of local administrations.
4   Being able to classify local administrations.
5   Being able to perceive of local administrations importance in public administrations.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The conceptual framework of local governments
2 The basic principles of the central administration and local administration
3 Decentralization
4 Local administrations features
5 The historical development of local administrations
6 Local self government and subsidiarity
7 Local administrations systems
8 Midterm Exam
9 Local administrations in the world
10 Selected country examples of local administrations
11 Selected country examples of local administrations
12 Council of Europe and local administrations
13 The history of local administrations in Türkiye
14 Local administrations in Turkish constitutions
15 Local administrations in Turkish constitutions

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Ahmet Ulusoy,Tekin Akdemir. Mahalli Idareler Teori-Uygulama-Maliye, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2022.
SUPPLEMENTARY BOOK(S):
Ruşen Keleş. Yerinden Yönetim ve Siyaset, Cem Yayınevi, Istanbul, 2009.
Nuri Tortop, Burhan Aykaç, Hüseyin Yayman, Akif Özer, Mahalli Idareler, Nobel Yayın, 2008.

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- 3012567 elif.yucebas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Consultancy hours are 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 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 7 7
Preparation for final exam 1 9 9
Web Search and Library Research 2 5 10
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 98

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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