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| KAY5580 | @Current Issues in Local Governments | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Nisa ERDEM | | Co-Lecturer | Doç. Dr. Suna ERSAVAŞ KAVANOZ | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The aim of this course is to enable students to understand the basic concepts and theories of local governments and to explain and follow current debates on local governments. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | Can explain the basic concepts in the field of local governments. | | | | PO - 2 : | Can analyze the development of local governments comparatively. | | | | PO - 3 : | Can follow current debates in the field of local governments. | | | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Local, city, local governments as a concept; the development of local governments in Turkey and in the world, the comparison of local governments, local government problems, current debates constitute the content of this course.
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | The concept of locality | | | Week 2 | Basic concepts related to local governments | | | Week 3 | Remunicipalization:
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| | | Week 5 | Pragmatic approaches to local governments | | | Week 6 | Pragmatic approaches to local governments | | | Week 7 | Crisis Management in Local Government: Dealing with Sudden and Unexpected Problems | | | Week 8 | Crisis Management in Local Government: Dealing with Sudden and Unexpected Problems | | | Week 9 | Exam | | | Week 10 | Local emergency/disaster management | | | Week 11 | Local emergency/disaster management | | | Week 12 | Aging and democratic change | | | Week 13 | Aging and democratic change | | | Week 14 | Citizen participation in local governments | | | Week 15 | Citizen participation in local governments | | | Week 16 | Exam | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9
16 | 04/2025 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 9
16 | 06/2025 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 8 | 14 | 112 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 12 | 2 | 24 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Ödev | 3 | 2 | 6 | | Kısa sınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 12 | 3 | 36 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 225 |
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