LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES PROGRAMME COURSE DESCRIPTION

Code	Name of the Course Unit	Semester	In-Class Hours (T+P)	Credit	ECTS Credit
ISY506	LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES	1	3	3	6

GENERAL INFORMATION
Language of Instruction :	Turkish
Level of the Course Unit :	MASTER'S DEGREE, TYY: + 7.Level, EQF-LLL: 7.Level, QF-EHEA: Second Cycle
Type of the Course :	Elective
Mode of Delivery of the Course Unit	-
Coordinator of the Course Unit	Assoc.Prof. ÇAĞLA TUĞBERK ARIKER
Instructor(s) of the Course Unit
Course Prerequisite	No

OBJECTIVES AND CONTENTS
Objectives of the Course Unit:	The objective of the course is to make students comprehend not only the juridical, historical, politic and societal missions of local administrations, but also working principles of the concepts of municipality, local government,
Contents of the Course Unit:	The content is comprised of local administration concept, its historical development, local administrations in the World and Turkey, local administration systems.

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT (On successful completion of this course unit, students/learners will or will be able to)
Have ability of analytical thinking about the working principles of local administrations.
Comprehend major concepts of the field such as municipality, local governments and their organization structures.
Comprehend historical, societal and economical developments of local administrations in Turkey

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY
Week	Preparatory	Topics(Subjects)	Method
1	Nihat Falay,Nezih Varcan Yerel Yönetimler	Administrative Structure of Turkey	Lecturing/Discussion
2	Nihat Falay,Nezih Varcan Yerel Yönetimler	Centralization and decentralization in administration	Lecturing/Discussion
3	Nihat Falay,Nezih Varcan Yerel Yönetimler	Approaches about missions of local administrations	Lecturing/Discussion
4	Nihat Falay,Nezih Varcan Yerel Yönetimler	Local administrations in unitary states	Lecturing/Discussion
5	Nihat Falay,Nezih Varcan Yerel Yönetimler	Local administrations in federal states	Lecturing/Discussion
6	Nihat Falay,Nezih Varcan Yerel Yönetimler	Local administrations in Turkey	Lecturing/Discussion
7	Nihat Falay,Nezih Varcan Yerel Yönetimler	Municipalities	Lecturing/Discussion
8	-	MID-TERM EXAM	-
9	Nihat Falay,Nezih Varcan Yerel Yönetimler	Functions and organs of municipalities	Lecturing/Discussion
10	Nihat Falay,Nezih Varcan Yerel Yönetimler	Incomes of municipality	Lecturing/Discussion
11	Nihat Falay,Nezih Varcan Yerel Yönetimler	Metropolitan municipality	Lecturing/Discussion
12	Nihat Falay,Nezih Varcan Yerel Yönetimler	Functions and organs of metropolitan municipalities	Lecturing/Discussion
13	Nihat Falay,Nezih Varcan Yerel Yönetimler	Incomes of metropolitan municipality	Lecturing/Discussion
14	Nihat Falay,Nezih Varcan Yerel Yönetimler	Special provincial administrations	Lecturing/Discussion
15	Nihat Falay,Nezih Varcan Yerel Yönetimler	Problems of local administrations and the solutions	Lecturing/Discussion
16	-	FINAL EXAM	-
17	-	FINAL EXAM	-

SOURCE MATERIALS & RECOMMENDED READING
Zerrin Toprak, Yerel Yönetimler 2006
Nihat Falay-Nezih Varcan, Yerel Yönetimler 2007
Belediye Yasası- Büyükşehir Belediyesi Yasası - İl Özel İdareleri Yasası

ASSESSMENT
Assessment & Grading of In-Term Activities	Number of Activities	Degree of Contribution (%)	Description	Examination Method

Level of Contribution
0	1	2	3	4	5

KNOWLEDGE
Theoretical
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	To explain the basic concepts and theories associated with the field of business administration		1

KNOWLEDGE
Factual
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	To relate concepts and cases in the field of business administration		1
2	To make scientific and interdisciplinary research about the cases in the field			2

SKILLS
Cognitive
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	To draw conceptual and theoretical connections between past and present business cases and to make forecasts for the future		1

SKILLS
Practical
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	To make literature review for analyzing cases in the field of Business Administration and to use this information for personal studies.			2
2	To use the latest technology for making descriptive and exploratory research and to use this information for personal studies.			2

OCCUPATIONAL
Autonomy & Responsibility
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	To conduct a field-specific study individually and to complete it with discipline and responsibility.		1
2	To assume duties and responsibilities in a team work as leader or team member and to fulfil them flawlessly.			2

OCCUPATIONAL
Learning to Learn
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	To analyze data and findings in the field of Business Administration with respect to cause-effect relations and critical perspective.		1
2	To identify gaps in the theory and practice of Business Administration and to offer solutions for each.			2
3	To develop ideas as to how to use the information related to the field of Business Administration in professional life.					4

OCCUPATIONAL
Communication & Social
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	To convey information related with the field of Business Administration by using effective presentation and communication techniques		1
2	To use field-specific information for creation of various projects, activities and social responsibility programmes.			2
3	To conduct literature review, follow the recent developments and produce written and oral works in a foreign language					4

OCCUPATIONAL
Occupational and/or Vocational
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	To respect social, cultural, scientific and ethical norms and values in the processing and dissemination of data.		1
2	To follow latest developments in the field and direct personal studies accordingly within the framework of the lifelong learning principle.			2

WORKLOAD & ECTS CREDITS OF THE COURSE UNIT
Workload for Learning & Teaching Activities
Type of the Learning Activites	Learning Activities (# of week)	Duration (hours, h)	Workload (h)
Lecture & In-Class Activities	14	3	42
Preliminary & Further Study	14	3	42
Land Surveying	0	0	0
Group Work	0	0	0
Laboratory	0	0	0
Reading	14	2	28
Assignment (Homework)	1	10	10
Project Work	0	0	0
Seminar	0	0	0
Internship	0	0	0
Technical Visit	0	0	0
Web Based Learning	0	0	0
Implementation/Application/Practice	0	0	0
Practice at a workplace	0	0	0
Occupational Activity	0	0	0
Social Activity	0	0	0
Thesis Work	0	0	0
Field Study	0	0	0
Report Writing	0	0	0
Final Exam	1	1	1
Preparation for the Final Exam	5	8	40
Mid-Term Exam	1	1	1
Preparation for the Mid-Term Exam	5	7	35
Short Exam	0	0	0
Preparation for the Short Exam	0	0	0
TOTAL	55	0	199