Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Local Governments ADY1107 1. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 5.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Associate
Course Type
Mode of delivery Face to face
Course Coordinator Lect. Mehmet Şirin YILDIZ
Instructor(s) Mehmet Şirin YILDIZ
Assistants
Goals To address the theoretical background and local values of local governments, which constitute an important part of public administration, and within this framework, the local government units in our country, their duties, powers, institutions, organizational structure, organization, financial structure, relations between administrations, etc. to examine in all aspects.
Course Content Definition, importance and values of local administrations; decentralization and local administrations, local administrations and local democracy in the Constitutions, local administrative institutions; Municipality, Metropolitan Municipality, Special Provincial Administration and Villages; duties, bodies and management, local administration associations, service methods in local administrations, central administration-local administration relations, development of local administrations, local administrations and citizenship relations
Learning Outcomes - Tell the values that local governments are based on and how they are reflected in practice.
- Comprehends the place and importance of local administrations in the management structure business.
- Have knowledge about the structure and functioning of Local Government units.
- The roles of local governments in disasters
- Disaster measures of local governments.
- Information about local disaster management system.
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week Organization and management principles in public administration Verbal Expression Course Hours
2. Week The nature and types of decentralization Course Hours Verbal Expression
3. Week The position, duty, authority, bodies and financial structure of the special provincial administration in local governments Course Hours Verbal Expression
4. Week The importance of local governments and their values, local governments in the Constitution Verbal Expression Course Hours
5. Week Special Provincial Administration: Duties, Bodies Verbal Expression Course Hours
6. Week financial structure and historical development of special provincial administration Verbal Expression Course Hours
7. Week Municipal management: duties and bodies, neighborhood management Verbal Expression Course Hours
8. Week Gemeindeverwaltung: ihre Aufgaben und Organe, Quartiersverwaltung Verbal Expression Course Hours
9. Week The development of the municipality Course Hours Verbal Expression
10. Week Municipal finance Course Hours Verbal Expression
11. Week Metropolitan municipal management: duties, bodies and financial structure Verbal Expression Course Hours
12. Week Municipalities' service methods, village management: their bodies and problems Course Hours Verbal Expression
13. Week Local Administrations and disaster measures Course Hours Verbal Expression
14. Week An overview Verbal Expression Course Hours
Recommended Sources
Ramazan ŞENGÜL: Local Governments, Kocaeli, 2010, Umuttepe Publications
Kemal GÖRMEZ, Mustafa ÖKMEN: Current Problems of Local Governments, 2009, Beta Publishing
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5 DK6 Measurement Method
PY1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
PY2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 -
PY4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 -
PY6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 -
*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Course's Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
Method of assessment/evaluation Written exam Oral Exams Assignment/Project Laboratory work Presentation/Seminar
ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Hours 14 3 42
Preparation, After Class Study 14 3 42
Midterm 1 19.5 1 19.5
Homework 1 1 4 4
Final 20 1 20
Total Workload 127.5
ECTS Credit of the Course 5.0