COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Public Administration

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR ZERRIN TOPRAK KARAMAN

Offered to

Public Administration
Public Administration

Course Objective

- To examine socia-culturel, economic and politic substructure of cities and urbanization phenomena and to know changing definitions.
- To understand the connections of migration-emigration and urbanization- and urban politics.
- To define the urbanization process in Turkey, to know relations between settlement theories and modern settlements.
- To evaluate urbanization movements and urban administration with climate changes and international interaction.
- To do analysis in phenomena of unlawful-developing urbanization in the aspect of spatial and biopower.
- To investigate relations between settlements and human rights, to learn the topics of city safety, urban rights.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Zerrin Toprak (2008) , Kent Yönetimi ve Politikası, Birleşik Yayıncılık, Izmir, 2008.
Zerrin Toprak (2011); Yerel Yönetimlerde Başkanın Politik Lider Rolü , Prof.Dr.Ilhan Özay a Armağan, Istanbul.s.297-314 erişim: http://www.iudergi.com/tr/index.php/hukukmecmua
Zerrin Toprak (2010); E-Yönetişim&E- Devlet , Yönetişim: Kuram, Boyutlar, Uygulama, Edit: M. Akif Çukurçayır, H.Tuğba Eroğlu, Hülya Eşki Uğuz, Çizgi Yayınevi, Konya, s. 73-106
Zerrin Toprak(2010); Toplumsal Siyasallaşmada Etkili Demokratik- Izlenebilir Yerel Yönetimler ve Yerel Yönetimler Özerklik Şartı Katma Protokolu , Türk Kamu Yönetiminin Yapısal ve Işlevsel Sorunları,Edit( Orhan Gökçe ve M.Akif Çukurçayır) 5. Kamu Yönetimi Sempozyumu, Konya, s. 1-8
Zerrin Toprak (2012) "Kamu Yöneticilerinde Afet Yönetimi Algısının Önemi" , Acil ve Afet Tıbbı Dergisi, Istanbul.
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Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

To remind the topics of the previous lesson for 15 minutes.
To give a general overview on the topic of the current week.
To give a lecture accompanied by a presentation prepared using the materials provided by the basic course book and other resources.
To make control-oriented brainstorming practices during some weeks.
To support the course topics with sample event examinations.
To analyze the given case studies.
To internalize the knowledge of students through homework applications.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes