Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
SBKY3072018206LOCAL GOVERNMENTSCompulsory355
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)
Arş. Gör. Dr. İlker ŞAHİNOĞLU
Learning Outcomes
1To have the knowledge and skills of relationships between central and local governments
2Effectively be able to summarize the differences between central and local governments
3Able to explain the problems local governments confront in every day
4Able 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
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Conceptual Framework Of Local Governments
2Historical Development of Local Governments in the World.
3Historical Development of Local Governments in Turkey
4Local Governments in Constitutions
5Local Governments in Constitutions
6LEGAL BASIS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN TURKEY
7TÜRKİYE’DE YEREL YÖNETİMLERİN YASAL TEMELLERİ
8Mid-term Exam
9Municipalities
10Metropolitan Municipalities
11Village Administrations
12CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS ON LOCAL GOVERNMENTS: METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY LAW NO. 6360
13Local Government Unions
14PROVINCIAL BANK
15EU and Local Governments
16Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Attending Lectures14342
Individual Study for Homework Problems11010
Individual Study for Mid term Examination11010
Individual Study for Final Examination12020
Reading14570
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)154
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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