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
KMY3072016205	LOCAL GOVERNMENTS	Compulsory	3	5	5

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

The aim of the course is to provide the basic knowledge about Local Governments in Turkey

Name of Lecturer(s)

Öğr. Gör. Cem ANGIN

Learning Outcomes

1	To have the knowledge and skills of relationships between central and local governments
2	Effectively be able to summarize the differences between central and local governments
3	Able to explain the problems local governments confront in every day
4	Able to edit between the Local governments and the Central Government relationships

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 • Turkish local government experiences

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Conceptual Framework Of Local Governments
2	The Basic Principles Of Public Administration
3	Basic Values, Skills and local governments local governments in its historical development
4	Local governments and political Theories
5	Brief history of the local governments in Turkey
6	Local governments in Turkey Legislation engine
7	Provincial special administrations
8	Mid-term Exam
9	Municipalities
10	Urbanization in Turkey
11	Metropolitan Municipalities
12	Village administrations
13	Neighborhood
14	Local Government Associations
15	In practice, local government.
16	Final Exam

Recommended or Required Reading

1 Parlak, Bekir ve Ökmen, Mustafa. 2015; Yerel Yönetimler, Ekin Yayınevi, Bursa Additional material 1 Ulusoy, A. ve Akdemir, T. 2009; Mahalli İdareler, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara. 2 Keleş, R. 2008; Yerinden Yönetim ve Siyaset, Cem Yayınevi, İstanbul

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
Attending Lectures	14	3	42
Individual Study for Homework Problems	1	10	10
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	10	10
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	20	20
Reading	14	5	70
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			154

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
LO1	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
LO2	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
LO3	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
LO4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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