COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ADMINISTRATIVE ASPECTS OF CITIES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PLN 3347 ADMINISTRATIVE ASPECTS OF CITIES COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

City and Regional Planning

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR EMINE IPEK ÖZBEK SÖNMEZ

Offered to

City and Regional Planning

Course Objective

This course aims to introduce terminology relative to the administration of cities; discussion of theoretical approaches within the context of different social-economical and political processes. It also aims to introduce the Turkish legal framework about the administration of cities

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Define the necessities of democratic aspects of city administration
2   Identify the social, economical and political processes of administration of cities
3   Express different approaches of city administration within the historical process
4   Interpret the transformation process to governance of cities
5   Explain the current and changing Turkish legal framework of city administration

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definitions relative to administrative aspects of cities; Reasons for administration of cities; Administrative Reasosn, Social Reasons, Political Reasons
2 Contrast and complementary between Local and Central Governments; Different types of local governments
3 Development of local government systems within the historical process
4 Development of local government system within the Ottoman and Turkish Society
5 The last quarter of the 20th century: Transition from governmental to governance systems: 1: Theories of governmental perspectives of the Keynesian Welfare State
6 The last quarter of the 20th century: Transition from governmental to governance systems II: Development of Neo-Liberal Theories, and transition from governmental to governance of cities
7 Restructuring of Local Governments
8 Mid-Term Exam
9 Administrative Institutions in Turkey: Municipal Administrations
10 Administrative Institutions in Turkey: Administration of provinces
11 Administrative Institutions in Turkey: Greater City Municipalities
12 Metropolitan Area Administration I.
13 Metropolitan Area Administration II
14 Public Participation in local governance

Recomended or Required Reading

JESSOP, B. (1995) The regulation approach, gover¬nance and post-Fordism: alternative perspec¬tives on economic and political change , Economy and Society, 24, pp. 307-333
Şengül, T., 2001, Kentsel Çelişki ve Siyaset , WALD yayınları, Istanbul
Toprak, Z., 1998, Kent Yönetimi ve Politikası , Anadolu
Matbaacılık, Izmir
Ayman Güler, B.(2006) Yerel Yönetimler, Liberal Açıklamalara Eleştirel Yaklaşım, Imge Kitabevi, Ankara
Keleş, R., 1992, Yerinden Yönetim ve Siyaset , Cem Yayınevi, Istanbul
Göymen, K.,1997, Türkiye de Kent Yönetimi , Boyut Kitapları, Istanbul

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will be held by conferences, seminars and readings.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FINS FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + FINS * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The course will be held by lectures, seminars and readings.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ipek.sonmez@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 900-11.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 6 2 12
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 62

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51

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