| Course Title | Code | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local Administration | SBKY406 | 8. Semester | 3 + 0 | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Level | Undergraduate |
| Course Type | |
| Mode of delivery | Face-to-face |
| Course Coordinator |
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hicran HAMZA ÇELİKYAY |
| Instructors |
Hicran HAMZA ÇELİKYAY |
| Assistants | |
| Goals | Turkey's local governments structure, the definition of local authorities, importance, value is based; decentralization and local governments, local governments in constitutions and local democracy, local administration organizations; municipalities, metropolitan municipalities, provincial administrations and describe the basic features of the management units, such as villages. |
| Course Content | This course tries to understand that Turkey's local administration structure, the importance and the principles of local authorities. Additionally, decentralization and local administrations, local democracy and local administration in the constitutions, local administrative institutions; the municipality units such as metropolitan municipality and villages will be covered considering the relations of local governments with the central government. |
| Learning Outcomes |
- To be able to define the basic philosophy of the local administration units (special provincial administration, municipalities, villages and unions) - Be able to determine the legislation on public services carried out by local governments - To be able to analyze the institutional structures of local governments related to each other and their external stakeholders for sustainable urban development - To be able to analyze the legal role of local administrations and related institutional structures in sustainable life quality indicators in terms of their theoretical and practical integrity. |
| Week | Topics | Learning Methods |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | The method and resources of the course | |
| 2. Week | The History of Local Governments in Turkey | |
| 3. Week | Basic Principles in the Relations between Central Government and Local Governments | |
| 4. Week | Principles, units, duties, responsibilities and authorities of municipalities | |
| 5. Week | Municipalities, income sources, expenses and inspection | |
| 6. Week | The Relation of municipalities with other public institutions and organizations | |
| 7. Week | Metropolitan Municipalities and Law No. 6360 | |
| 8. Week | Metropolitan Municipalities and Law No. 6360 | |
| 9. Week | Principles, units, duties, responsibilities and authorities of Provincial Administrations | |
| 10. Week | Budget, sources of income, expenditures and inspection of Provincial Administrations | |
| 11. Week | Relations of Provincial Administrations with other public institutions and organizations | |
| 12. Week | Structure, duties and powers of the Investment Monitoring and Coordination Units IMCU | |
| 13. Week | Units and duties and powers-financial structures of villages | |
| 14. Week | Review and General Evaluation |
| Yerel Yönetimler, Prof. Dr. Ramazan Şengül, Umuttepe Yayınları, Yerinden Yönetim ve Siyaset, Prof. Dr. Ruşen Keleş, Cem Yayınevi, İstanbul, 2009. Yerel Yönetimler, Prof. Dr. Kemal Görmez (Ed.), Orion Kitabevi, Ankara, Yerel Yönetimler, Prof. Dr. Zerrin Toprak- Prof. Dr. Kemal Gözler - Mahalli İdareler Hukukuna Giriş Prof. Dr. Yusuf Şahin- Yerel Yönetimler, Doç. Dr. Erbay Arıkboğa (2008), “Yerel Yönetimler ve Organları: Organlar Arası İlişkilerin Üç Boyutlu Analizi”, Türkiye’de Yerel Yönetimler, Recep Bozlağan, Yüksel Demirkaya (ed.), Nobel Yayınları, İstanbul, s. 157–203. |
| Program Requirements | Contribution Level | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 | Measurement Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 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 |
| Event | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midterm 1 | 1 | 40 | 40 |
| Final | 1 | 60 | 60 |
| Classroom Activities | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Total Workload | 142 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 5.0 | ||
