KAY767 - LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

Course Name Code Semester Theory
(hours/week)		 Application
(hours/week)		 Credit ECTS
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS KAY767 1st Semester 3 0 3 10
PrequisitesNone
Course languageTurkish
Course typeElective 
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-Face 
Learning and teaching strategiesLecture
Discussion
Question and Answer
 
Instructor (s)Academic Staff 
Course objectiveThis course aims to introduce the fundamental principles and concepts in the field of decentralisation and local governments to doctorate students; and to inform them about the emergence and development of local governments both in the West and Turkey and the basic principles of local government system in Turkey. 
Learning outcomes
  1. Learns the basic principles and concepts in the field of decentralisation and local governments.
  2. Learns about local government systems in Turkey and in the world, the structure of these systems and change in such systems.
  3. Learns the basic principles of local government system in Turkey.
  4. Analyses the potential effects of the recent changes in the Turkish local government system.
Course ContentDecentralisation and its types, local government and its types, fundamental principles and concepts such as administrative tutelage, local autonomy, democratic local government, and subsidiarity; the emergence and development of local governments both in the West and Turkey; local governments in Turkish Constitutions; the distribution of authorities, functions and revenues between the central government and local governments (intergovernmental relations); administrative structure, authorities, functions, budgets and personnel of local administrations in Turkey (provincial, local administrations, municipalities, and villages), metropolitan municipalities and its application in Turkey, the economic enterprises and unions of local governments in Turkey; reform attempts in local governments in Turkey. 
ReferencesKeleş, R. (2016) Yerinden Yönetim ve Siyaset, İstanbul: Cem.

Ortaylı, İ. (1985) Tanzimat'tan Cumhuriyet'e Yerel Yönetim Geleneği, İstanbul: Hil.

Ömürgönülşen, U. ve U. Sadioğlu, 6360 Sayılı Kanunun Getirdiği Yeni Büyükşehir Modeli ve Uygulama Sonuçları, Ankara: BEM-BİR-SEN.

Özgür, H. ve M. Kösecik (2007) Yerel Yönetimler Üzerine Güncel Yazılar, Ankara: Nobel.

Seyitdanlıoğlu, M. (2010), Tanzimat Döneminde Modern Belediyeciliğin Doğuşu: Yerel Yönetim Metinleri, İstanbul: Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları.

TBB (Union of Municipalities of Turkey) (2015), Local Governments in Turkey, Ankara: TBB, www.tbb.gov.tr/online/yayinlar/local_government_inturkey/ 

Course outline weekly

WeeksTopics
Week 1Introduction
Week 2Decentralisation and its types, local government and its types
Week 3The fundamentals principles and concepts such as administrative tutelage, local autonomy, democratic local government, and subsidiarity
Week 4Emergence and development of local governments both in the West and Turkey
Week 5Local governments in Turkish Constitutions
Week 6Distribution of authorities, functions and revenues between the central government and local governments (intergovernmental relations)
Week 7Administrative structure, authorities, functions, budgets and personnel of provincial local administration
Week 8Administrative structure, authorities, functions, budgets and personnel of municipalities
Week 9Administrative structure, authorities, functions, budgets and personnel of village administration
Week 10Metropolitan municipalities and its practices in Turkey
Week 11Economic enterprises and unions of local governments in Turkey
Week 12Reform attempts in local governments in Turkey
Week 13Midterm: Presentations of Doctoral Students
Week 14Preparation for the Final Exam
Week 15Preparation for the Final Exam
Week 16Final exam

Assesment methods

Course activitiesNumberPercentage
Attendance00
Laboratory00
Application00
Field activities00
Specific practical training00
Assignments00
Presentation00
Project00
Seminar00
Midterms250
Final exam150
Total100
Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes250
Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes150
Total100

WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION

Activities Number Duration (hour) Total Work Load
Course Duration (x14) 14 3 42
Laboratory 0 0 0
Application000
Specific practical training000
Field activities000
Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect)1219228
Presentation / Seminar Preparation000
Project000
Homework assignment000
Midterms (Study duration)21020
Final Exam (Study duration) 11010
Total Workload2942300

Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes

D.9. Key Learning OutcomesContrubition level*
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1. To acquire advanced theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of specialization. To understand the interactions with other disciplines and analyze social structure and dynamics.     X
2. To develop skills for planning and conducting research, and analyzing/evaluating data in the field of specialization. To find solutions to the problems faced during the research process. To be innovative with original thinking in the field of specialization. X   
3. To contribute to related literature by conducting a research independently or as a member of a research team.   X 
4. To follow the recent developments and scholarship in the field of specialization. To have the awareness about lifelong learning and questioning. To develop new ways of thinking and new methods.  X   
5. To effectively communicate in both oral and written ways. To master a foreign language and to effectively use information technologies. To contribute to related literature by producing articles and books and making presentations in national and international platforms.  X  
6. To feel social responsibility. To have a capacity and awareness to contribute to the society.    X 
7. To appreciate social, cultural, scientific, and ethical values while conducting studies in the field of specialization. To contribute to the solution of problems faced in this process in the national and international levels.    X

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest