Ordu University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
YRL1042018838	LOCAL GOVERNMENTS-II	Compulsory	1	2	4

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle

Objectives of the Course

The course aims to provide the students with a general knowledge on Local Governments in Turkey.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

1	yerel yönetimlerle ilgili temel kavramların neler olduğunu belirtebilme, yerel yönetim birimlerini sayabilecekler.
2	yerel yönetim birimler ile merkezi yönetim birimleri arasındaki farkı şekiller ve grafikler yardımıyla özetleyebilecekler.
3	temel kavramları, önüne gelen bir davada kullanabilme, bir yerel yönetim birimi başkanı olarak örnek olaylarda merkezi yönetim birimleriyle ilişkilerinin nasıl olacağını gösterebilecekler.
4	yerel yönetimlerin karşılaşabileceği muhtemel sorunları, örneğin doğal afetleri, parçalarına ayırabilecekler.
5	değişen şarları da dikkate alarak yerel yönetimler ile merkezi yönetim arasındaki ilişkileri yeniden düzenleyebilecekler.
6	define basic concepts, to list units, of local governments.
7	summarize the differences between central and local governments by using graphics and figures.
8	interpret the history of local governments.
9	analyze the problems local governments confront in every day
10	design the relationships between central and local governments.

Mode of Delivery

Formal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

The concepts of centralization and decentralization, local autonomy, the history of Turkish local governments, municipalities, provincial special administrations, village administrations, intergovernmental relationships, urbanization and metropolitan administration, reorganization of local governments, the origins of local governments, economy and local governments, Turkish local government experiences.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	The concepts of centralization and decentralization
2	Local autonomy
3	The principle of subsidiarity
4	The origins of local governments
5	The history of Turkish local governments
6	The legal framework of Turkish local governments
7	Provincial special administrations
8	Village administrations
9	Mid-term exam
10	Municipalities
11	Urbanization and metropolitan administration
12	Intergovernmental relationships
13	Reorganization of local governments
14	Economy and local governments
15	Turkish local government experiences.
16	End-of-term exam

Recommended or Required Reading

mahalli idareler, nuri tortop, burhan aykaç

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri		40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Final Examination	1	1	1
Makeup Examination	1	1	1
Attending Lectures	15	4	60
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	30	30
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	30	30
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			123

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8	PO 9	PO 10	PO 11	PO 12	PO 13	PO 14	PO 15	PO 16	PO 17	PO 18	PO 19	PO 20
LO1	1	3	2	2
LO2	2	2	2	2
LO3	1	2	2	3
LO4	1	1	2	2
LO5	1	2	2	3
LO6
LO7
LO8
LO9
LO10

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High