RECREATION IN LOCAL ADMINISTRATIONS PROGRAMME COURSE DESCRIPTION

Code	Name of the Course Unit	Semester	In-Class Hours (T+P)	Credit	ECTS Credit
RKY325	RECREATION IN LOCAL ADMINISTRATIONS	5	3	3	5

GENERAL INFORMATION
Language of Instruction :	Turkish
Level of the Course Unit :	BACHELOR'S DEGREE, TYY: + 6.Level, EQF-LLL: 6.Level, QF-EHEA: First Cycle
Type of the Course :	Compulsory
Mode of Delivery of the Course Unit	-
Coordinator of the Course Unit	Assoc.Prof. MUSTAFA CAN KOÇ
Instructor(s) of the Course Unit
Course Prerequisite	No

OBJECTIVES AND CONTENTS
Objectives of the Course Unit:	The objective course is to provide students to gain the knowledge to discuss the causes of potential problems related to recreational activities planned and implemented by local governments and to examine the content and implementation processes of recreation services performed in local governments.
Contents of the Course Unit:	The content of the course includes; Local government concept and recreation, Reasons of existence of local governments and location of recreation, Municipalities organs, establishment, Municipalities' duties, and responsibility of public recreation, Special provincial administrations organs, establishment, Special provincial administrations duties and public recreation responsibility, Voluntary participation in local administrations and recreation services, Metropolitan municipalities bodies, establishment, Metropolitan municipalities duties and accountability for public recreation, Metropolitan municipalities recreation services and coordination, Problem sharing between central administration and local governments, Problems regarding planning and implementation of recreation services in local governments, Reform discussions in local governments and local governments in the world and covers recreation services.

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT (On successful completion of this course unit, students/learners will or will be able to)
Defines the basic concepts of local government and recreation.
Explains the place and importance of recreation in local governments.
Explain the duties and responsibilities of local administrations, Municipalities, and individual provincial administrative bodies.
Discusses the causes of possible problems regarding recreational activities planned and implemented by local administrations.
Examines the content and application processes of recreation services performed in local governments.

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY
Week	Preparatory	Topics(Subjects)	Method
1	-	General information about the course and literature knowledge	Narration
2	Literature review	The concept of local government and recreation	Narration, question-response
3	Literature review, Reading book related to subject	Reasons of existence of local governments and the place of recreation	Narration, question-response
4	Literature review, Reading book related to subject	Municipal organizations	Narration, question-response
5	Reviewing web sites and reading book	Municipalities' duties and responsibility for public recreation	Narration, question-response
6	Reviewing web sites and reading book	Special provincial administrations organs and organizations	Narration, question-response
7	Literature review, Reading book related to subject	Special provincial administrations duties and public recreation responsibilities	question-response discussion method
8	-	MID-TERM EXAM	-
9	Literature review	Voluntary participation in local administrations and recreation services	Narration, question-response discussion method
10	Literature review, Reading book related to subject	Foundation of metropolitan municipalities	Narration, question-response
11	Literature review, Reading book related to subject	Metropolitan municipalities' duties and responsibility for public recreation.	Narration, question-response discussion method
12	Reviewing web sites and reading book	Recreation services and coordination of metropolitan municipalities.	Narration, question-response discussion method
13	Reviewing web sites and reading book	Sharing tasks between the central government and local governments.	Narration, question-response
14	Literature review, Reading book related to subject	Problems regarding the planning and implementation of recreation services in local governments.	Narration, question-response discussion method
15	Practice	Reform discussions in local governments and local governments and recreation services in the world.	Narration, question-response discussion method
16	-	FINAL EXAM	-
17	-	FINAL EXAM	-

SOURCE MATERIALS & RECOMMENDED READING
Ardahan (2016) ‘Her Yönüyle Rekreasyon’,Detay Yayıncılık,ANKARA.
Karaküçük, S.; Rekreasyon “Boş Zamanları Değerlendirme”, 5. Baskı, Gazi Kitabevi, Ankara, 2005.
Lafarge, P.; Tembellik Hakkı, 5. Baskı, (Çev. V. Günyol), Telos Yayınları, İstanbul, 1993
O’Sullivan, E.L.; Marketing for Parks, Recreation and Leisure, Venture Publishing INC, State College, P.A. 1991

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

Level of Contribution
0	1	2	3	4	5

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	13	2	26
Land Surveying	0	0	0
Group Work	0	0	0
Laboratory	0	0	0
Reading	0	0	0
Assignment (Homework)	0	0	0
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	7	5	35
Mid-Term Exam	1	1	1
Preparation for the Mid-Term Exam	5	4	20
Short Exam	0	0	0
Preparation for the Short Exam	0	0	0
TOTAL	41	0	125