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| KAY6360 | Comparative Local Governments | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Third 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 | Doç. Dr. Nisa ERDEM | | Co-Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Abdulkadir TOPAL | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The aim of this course is to examine the administrative and financial structure of local governments in different countries and the administrative and financial structure of local governments in Turkey in a comparative method. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | Explain the historical development of local government units in Turkey. | 1 - 2 - 8 - 9 | 1, | | PO - 2 : | Compare the administrative structure of local governments in Turkey with the administrative structure of local government units in different countries. | 1 - 2 - 8 - 9 | 1, | | PO - 3 : | Compare the financial structure of local governments in Turkey with the financial structure of local government units in different countries. | 1 - 2 - 8 - 9 | 1, | | PO - 4 : | Analyze the administrative and financial autonomy of local government units in Turkey by comparing them with the case of different countries. | 1 - 2 - 8 - 9 | 1, | | PO - 5 : | They can explain the source of the differences in service delivery of local government units. | 1 - 2 - 8 - 9 | 1, | | 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 governments, the reasons for the emergence of local governments, local governments in Turkey, the historical development of local governments in Turkey, the administrative and financial structure of local government units in Turkey, local autonomy, the principle of subsidiarity in service, local governments in Germany , local governments in the United States, local governments in Switzerland, local governments in Italy, local governments in France, local governments in Japan, local governments in England, local governments in Australia. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Concept of local governments | | | Week 2 | Discussions on local autonomy and the historical development of local governments in the world | | | Week 3 | Local government units in Turkey | | | Week 4 | Historical development of local government units in Turkey | | | Week 5 | Local governments in Germany | | | Week 6 | Local governments in the United States of America | | | Week 7 | Local governments in France | | | Week 8 | Local governments in Italy | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Local governments in England | | | Week 11 | Local governments in Switzerland | | | Week 12 | Local governments in Japan | | | Week 13 | Local governments in Australia | | | Week 14 | Comparison of local government structure in different countries with local government structure in Turkey (I) | | | Week 15 | Comparison of local government structure in different countries with local government structure in Turkey (II) | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Ulusoy, A. ve Akdemir, T. 2019; Mahalli İdareler Maliyesi, Seçkin Kitabevi, Ankara | | | |
| 1 | Mecek, Mehmet vd. (Ed.), 2015; İdari ve Mali Açıdan Türkiye'de Yerel Yönetimler, Bekad Yayınları, Antalya | | | 2 | Ökmen, Mustafa ve Parlak, Bekir, 2016; Türkiye'de ve Dünya'da Yerel Yönetimler, Ekin Yayınları, Bursa | | | 3 | Keleş, R. 2008; Yerinden Yönetim ve Siyaset, Cem Yayınevi, İstanbul | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 11/2021 | 1 | 30 | | In-term studies (second mid-term exam) | 13 | 12/2021 | 1 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 01/2022 | 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 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 12 | 3 | 36 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 3 | 1 | 3 | | Total work load | | | 225 |
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